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Baby-faced round, soft and large-eyed, small-nosed faces are perceived as less dominant (weak and submissive).<ref>https://doi.org/10.1016%2F0022-1031%2887%2990045-x</ref> | Baby-faced round, soft and large-eyed, small-nosed faces are perceived as less dominant (weak and submissive).<ref>https://doi.org/10.1016%2F0022-1031%2887%2990045-x</ref> | ||
=== | === Bodysize and bulkiness === | ||
Taller and bulkier | Humans have developed a general representation of rank as a magnitude grounded in bodily size and strength.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352250X19301770</ref> | ||
Taller and bulkier humans are perceived as more dominant and authoritative.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4342156/</ref><ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3344832/</ref><ref>https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.evolhumbehav.2007.05.002</ref> | |||
Related signs of dominance are rapid gait, firm and strong stances, confident gesturing, as well as clothing or hair styles that create a bulkier appearance.<ref>https://doi.org/10.1016%2F0022-1031%2887%2990045-x</ref> | Related signs of dominance are rapid gait, firm and strong stances, confident gesturing, as well as clothing or hair styles that create a bulkier appearance.<ref>https://doi.org/10.1016%2F0022-1031%2887%2990045-x</ref> | ||
Bulky appearance is not perfectly correlated with actual strength, so it is conceivable human males have evolved bulky appearance to some extent as ornament to intimidate other males. | |||
=== Material status signals === | === Material status signals === | ||