About this Research Topic
Researchers have increasingly acknowledged the influence of biology in person perception, and considerably more research has been published on this topic in humans over the last three decades. Evidence suggests that how we perceive others is not only influenced by our environment, but by chemical messengers found within the body, including endogenous (i.e., natural) and exogenous (i.e., synthetic) hormones. Yet, the putative relationship between hormones and human behavior remains both controversial and disputed, and the methods across studies have been inconsistent. For example, several studies have demonstrated increases in women’s preferences for men’s traits, including masculine face and body shape, masculine vocal characteristics, facial symmetry, greater height, and the odor of dominant, symmetrical, and genetically compatible men, but the methods across these studies vary considerably and the results do not always replicate.
The aim of this Research Topic is to bring together the latest methodologies, findings, and reviews that describe how hormones can influence our perceptions and judgements of others. Submissions could address topics such as how hormones influence the judgements of the attractiveness, trustworthiness, health, or personality of others. Similarly, submissions could investigate or summarize how natural and/or synthetic hormones impact the ways in which we relate to others (e.g., intersexual or intrasexual competition, parental or alloparental care, disgust sensitivity, infidelity, mate choice, sexual motivation and behaviour, emotional reactions). The goal is to create an open access Research Topic outlining current research in behavioural endocrinology and social psychology.
Submissions may describe empirical studies, meta-analyses, or methodological techniques, or represent reviews of emerging literature in the area. This Research Topic is open to submissions from researchers investigating the contributions of endogenous and/or exogenous hormones to the perceptions and judgements made of others. Submissions should address research questions or areas related to hormones and person perception, broadly defined.
The aim of this Research Topic is to bring together the latest methodologies, findings, and reviews that describe how hormones can influence our perceptions and judgements of others. Submissions could address topics such as how hormones influence the judgements of the attractiveness, trustworthiness, health, or personality of others. Similarly, submissions could investigate or summarize how natural and/or synthetic hormones impact the ways in which we relate to others (e.g., intersexual or intrasexual competition, parental or alloparental care, disgust sensitivity, infidelity, mate choice, sexual motivation and behaviour, emotional reactions). The goal is to create an open access Research Topic outlining current research in behavioural endocrinology and social psychology.
Submissions may describe empirical studies, meta-analyses, or methodological techniques, or represent reviews of emerging literature in the area. This Research Topic is open to submissions from researchers investigating the contributions of endogenous and/or exogenous hormones to the perceptions and judgements made of others. Submissions should address research questions or areas related to hormones and person perception, broadly defined.
Keywords: Hormones, steroids, hormonal contraceptives, peptide hormones, stress hormones, mate choice, attractiveness, trustworthiness, disgust, emotion, competition, infant perception, sexual behavior, social behavior
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