Attractive men boost your memory. Jan 2012




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Summary: <p>An experiment that shows we really do like what we see. Also, how voices can cycle from attractive to unattractive and back again, and why you’re more likely to remember a fish if you see it next to an attractive man’s face. Yep, that's not a typo...<br> </p><p><audio><br> </audio><br> </p><p><a href="http://www.archive.org/download/PsychologyOfAttractiveness201201/PAP-2012-01.mp3">Download the MP3</a><br> </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><br> </p><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2CX1Suzgzeo/Tx2iAe10NQI/AAAAAAAABew/jTouMIhxegQ/s630-Ic42/bradandfish.jpg"><br> <p><i>According to research by Kevin Allan, you are unlikely to forget this fish.</i><br> </p><p><b>The articles covered in the show:</b><br> </p><p>Re, D. E., Coetzee, V., Xiao, D., Buls, D., Tiddeman, B. P., Boothroyd, L. G., et al. (2011). Viewing heavy bodies enhances preferences for facial adiposity. <span style="font-style: italic;">Journal of Evolutionary Psychology, 9</span>(4), 295-308. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/JEP.9.2011.4.2">Read summary</a></p><p>Allan, K., Jones, B. C., DeBruine, L. M., &amp; Smith, D. S. (in press). Evidence of adaptation for mate choice within women's memory. <span style="font-style: italic;">Evolution and Human Behavior.</span> <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2011.09.002">Read summary</a></p><p>Pipitone, R. N., &amp; Gallup, G. G. (in press). The unique impact of menstruation on the female voice: implications for the evolution of menstrual cycle cues. <span style="font-style: italic;">Ethology.</span> <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0310.2011.02010.x">Read summary</a><br> </p>