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Ten months old toddlers are able to infer dominance relations between simple geometric objects by observing relative confidence and forcefulness in the object's movements.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21273490</ref> Since babies exhibit this behavior before socialization could have taken place and since one can observe similar behaviors throughout the animal kingdom, one can only conclude that such behaviors are innate rather than [[social constructionism|cultural]]. | Ten months old toddlers are able to infer dominance relations between simple geometric objects by observing relative confidence and forcefulness in the object's movements.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21273490</ref> Since babies exhibit this behavior before socialization could have taken place and since one can observe similar behaviors throughout the animal kingdom, one can only conclude that such behaviors are innate rather than [[social constructionism|cultural]]. | ||
Subtle poses like nods, arms behind head, [[manspreading]] and certain facial expressions are also signals of confidence and status.<ref>https://doi.org/10.1037%2F0022-3514.66.2.398</ref><ref>https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.evolhumbehav.2007.05.002</ref> This observation underlies the [[chad|chad vs virgin]] meme. | Subtle poses like nods, arms behind head, [[manspreading]] and certain facial expressions are also signals of confidence and status.<ref>https://doi.org/10.1037%2F0022-3514.66.2.398</ref><ref>https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.evolhumbehav.2007.05.002</ref> This observation underlies the [[chad|chad vs virgin]] meme. Showing skin is a dominance signal, especially regarding looks, for both men and women, directly revealing skin quality and muscle tone, confident in surviving the judgement of other. | ||
=== Desperation and trying hard === | === Desperation and trying hard === | ||