GSOH: Humor, smiling, and long vs. short term relationships, with Matia Okubo 03 Nov 2015




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Summary: <p>Turn that frown upside down! We look at research on attraction and humor. Does a GSOH make you more desirable? And <a href="http://twitter.com/matiasauquebaux">Matia Okubo</a> reveals why a man who cracks a smile is good marriage material.</p><p><audio> </audio> </p><p><a href="http://archive.org/download/pap-2015-11-03/pap-2015-11-03.mp3">Download the MP3</a> </p><p><b>Rate me!</b><br> Rate, review, or listen <a href="http://www.robertburriss.com/itunes">in iTunes</a> or <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=63199&amp;refid=stpr">in Stitcher.</a> </p><p><b>Read the transcript!</b><br> <a href="https://medium.com/@RobertBurriss/is-a-gsoh-attractive-bbe0353431c6">Is a GSOH attractive?</a></p><p><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2mpwU5DSaTw/VknBMTv60WI/AAAAAAAABj0/krjLqz6Aaws/s1600/432384774_a5acade1fa_o.jpg"><br> </p><p><i>Psychologists from Japan have found that men are more attractive when they smile, but only for long-term relationships. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jpag/432384774">Luca [JP@G]/Flickr</a></i></p><p><b>The articles covered in the show:</b> </p><p>Okubo, M., Ishikawa, K., Kobayashi, A., Laeng, B., &amp; Tommasi, L. (2015). Cool guys and warm husbands: The effect of smiling on male facial attractiveness for short- and long-term relationships. <span style="font-style: italic;">Evolutionary Psychology, 13</span>(3). <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1474704915600567">Read paper</a></p><p>Tornquist, M., &amp; Chiappe, D. (2015). Effects of humor production, humor receptivity, and physical attractiveness on partner desirability. <span style="font-style: italic;">Evolutionary Psychology, 13</span>(4), 1474704915608744. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1474704915608744">Read paper</a></p><p></p>