Summary: <p>This month, why seeing red might have less to do with anger than attraction. We also discover if opposites attract when it comes to bodyweight, and find out how the way you walk is tied to your hormones.</p><p>If 14 minutes of me blathering on isn't enough for you, I gave an extended interview to Jose Drost-Lopez of <a href="http://psychtalkradio.com/">Psychtalkradio.com</a> this month. You can <a href="http://psychtalkradio.com/psychology-of-attractiveness-rob-burriss/">download a podcast of that interview here</a>.<br> </p><p><audio><br> </audio><br> </p><p><a href="http://www.archive.org/download/PsychologyOfAttractiveness201208/PAP-2012-08.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&refid=stpr">in Stitcher.</a><br> </p><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-U97HIebqiO4/UEKFhU63InI/AAAAAAAABew/vmZU_k5MHWQ/s400-Ic42/new-1%252520%2525280%25253B00%25253B00%25253B00%252529.jpg"><br> <p><i>It's that time of the month again! A composite photograph of women at ovulation (a) and later in the cycle when their fertility is lower (b), taken from a paper by Cora Bobst, which is out this month.</i></p><p><b>The articles covered in the show:</b></p><p>Elliot, A. J., Tracy, J. L., Pazda, A. D., & Beall, A. T. (in press). Red enhances women's attractiveness to men: First evidence suggesting universality. <span style="font-style: italic;">Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.</span> <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2012.07.017">Read summary</a></p><p>Schwarz, S., & Singer, M. (in press). Romantic red revisited: Red enhances men's attraction to young, but not menopausal women. <span style="font-style: italic;">Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.</span> <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2012.08.004">Read summary</a></p><p>Faries, M. D., & Bartholomew, J. B. (in press). The role of body fat in female attractiveness. <span style="font-style: italic;">Evolution and Human Behavior.</span> <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2012.05.002">Read summary</a></p><p>Burke, T. J., Randall, A. K., Corkery, S. A., Young, V. J., & Butler, E. A. (in press). ‘‘You’re going to eat that?’’ Relationship processes and conflict among mixed-weight couples. <span style="font-style: italic;">Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.</span> <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0265407512451199">Read summary</a></p><p>Bobst, C., & Lobmaier, J. S. (in press). Men's preference for the ovulating female is triggered by subtle face shape differences. <span style="font-style: italic;">Hormones and Behavior.</span> <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2012.07.008">Read summary</a></p><p>Fink, B., Hugill, N., & Lange, B. P. (2012). Women’s body movements are a potential cue to ovulation. <span style="font-style: italic;">Personality and Individual Differences, 53</span>(6), 759-763. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2012.06.005">Read summary</a></p>
