Mueller, U. and Mazur, A. (1998) Facial Dominance in Homo Sapiens as Honest Signaling of Male Quality. [Preprint]
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Abstract
For a cohort of military officers, graduates of the class of 1950 of the United States Military Academy at West Point, dominant facial appearance was a cosnistent and important predictor of rank attainment at the academy and - for those who graduated from staff college - for high final rank. For men performing below the average, however, dominant facial appearance was a handicap for promotion. High rank came with high fitness. Thus, facial dominance can be an evolutionarily stable honest signal of dominant behavior, a crucial dimension of the potential for high stastus in a male dominance hierarchy. These findings may apply also to civilian populations.
Item Type: | Preprint |
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Keywords: | facial dominance, homo sapiens, honest signaling, rank, reproductive success, status |
Subjects: | Psychology > Social Psychology |
ID Code: | 696 |
Deposited By: | Mueller, Ulrich |
Deposited On: | 22 Jun 1998 |
Last Modified: | 11 Mar 2011 08:54 |
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