Summary: <p>Is it possible to tell whether someone is gay, straight or bi just by looking at them? We also find out once and for all which colour of clothing is the best for boosting beauty, and discover the surprising truth about attractiveness and self-esteem. </p><p><audio><br> </audio><br> </p><p><a href="http://www.archive.org/download/PsychologyOfAttractiveness201008/PAP-2010-08.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 width="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-lD1ohmy1eM/THwh8sAWAiI/AAAAAAAAAQM/arqe9CQcl80/s1600/colours.png" border="0"><br> <p><b>The articles covered in the show: </b></p><p>Freeman, J. B., Johnson, K. L., Ambady, N., & Rule, N. O. (In press). Sexual orientation perception involves gendered facial cues. <span style="font-style: italic;">Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.</span> <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0146167210378755">Read summary</a></p><p>Roberts, S. C., Owen, R. C., & Havlíček, J. (2010). Distinguishing between perceiver and wearer effects in clothing color-associated attributions. <span style="font-style: italic;">Evolutionary Psychology, 8</span>(3), 350-364. <a href="http://www.epjournal.net/filestore/EP08350364.pdf">Read article</a></p><p>Mares, S. H. W., de Leeuw, R. N. H., Scholte, R. H. J., & Engels, R. C. M. E. (2010). Facial attractiveness and self-esteem in adolescence. <span style="font-style: italic;">Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 39</span>(5), 627-637. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2010.501292">Read summary</a></p>
