Evidence from Meta-Analyses of the Facial Width-to-Height Ratio as an Evolved Cue of Threat.

The facial width-to-height ratio (FWHR) is the width of the face divided by the height of the upper face. There is mixed evidence for the hypothesis that the FWHR is a cue of threat and dominance in the human face. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analyses of all peer-reviewed studies (and...

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Main Authors: Shawn N Geniole, Thomas F Denson, Barnaby J Dixson, Justin M Carré, Cheryl M McCormick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4504483?pdf=render