Human Pair Bonding

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This paper analyzes the biological perceptive of male to female pair bonding. It particularly discusses human pair bonding in relationship to hormone production, as well as olfactory and visual information. The paper looks at a few of the many subjects and variables that affect attraction between the sexes, both physically and psychologically.

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"Moreover, large eyes, small nose, small chin, prominent cheekbones, narrow cheeks high eyebrows, large pupils and large smile were correlated with attractiveness in females (Cunningham, 1986). Females with greater eye height, smaller nose area, greater cheekbone, and a wider smile were positively correlated with intelligence. Greater eye height and width, smaller nose area, wider cheekbones, higher eyebrows, wider pupils and wider smiles were seen to be more sociable. Assertiveness was correlated with only greater eye height, smaller nose area, and a wider smile (Cunningham, 1986)."

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