Baby photos increase interest in marriage. 19 Dec 2017




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Summary: <p><audio> </audio> </p><p>This month we examine inter-generational effects on attraction. Almost everyone likes looking at baby photos, but what effect does this innocent activity have on our mating psychology? We'll also discover how the body type women and men prefer in their partners can be influenced by their own fathers' physique. And I present the results of the recent (and first ever) listener survey. Who's listening and what do you want from the show? We'll find out.</p><p><a href="http://archive.org/download/pap-2017-12-19/pap-2017-12-19.mp3">Download the MP3</a> </p><p><b>Support me!</b><br> <a href="http://www.patreon.com/psychology">Support the podcast on Patreon</a> for as little as $1 and get access to the patron-only feed, including bonus podcasts and blogs not available elsewhere.</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/baby-photos-increase-desire-for-marriage-a0c35d184be">Baby Photos Increase Desire for Marriage</a><br> <a href="https://medium.com/@RobertBurriss/just-like-daddy-our-unconscious-attraction-to-partners-who-look-like-our-parents-d3179c562d9e">Just Like Daddy: Our Unconscious Attraction to Partners Who Look Like Our Parents</a></p><p><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CNfRr30Qg44/WfBdP3lskEI/AAAAAAAACMQ/cPfp0RvdEbYHBUKMIJ0bVJDhHY4AEOaWwCLcBGAs/s1600/baby.jpg"></p><p><i>Marriage fuel! Does looking at this baby photo increase your desire for a long-term relationship? <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/stepram/14825013277/">Stephen Ramsay/Flickr</a></i></p><p><b>The articles covered in the show:</b> </p><p>Lord, C. G., Holland, C. J., &amp; Hill, S. E. (2018). Individual differences in the effects of baby images on attitudes toward getting married. <span style="font-style: italic;">Personality and Individual Differences, 121</span>, 106-110. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2017.09.029">Read summary</a></p><p>Štěrbová, Z., Trébický, V., Havlíček, J., Tureček, P., Varella, A. M. C., &amp; Valentova, J. V. (2017). Father's physique influences mate preferences but not the actual choice of male somatotype in heterosexual women and homosexual men. <span style="font-style: italic;">Evolution and Human Behavior</span>. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/">Read summary</a></p>