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Thank you science (Men judge women in milliseconds)

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,808 ✭✭✭✭chin_grin


    Men judge women in milliseconds
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    men-womenMen take a fraction of a second to decide if they are attracted to a woman or not – but they should not be called shallow because they are genetically programmed to do so, scientists say.

    Men weigh up potential partners almost instantaneously based on their appearance because their “ancient” genetic preference for attractive mates leads them to, experts claim.

    According to research, a woman with an attractive face is taken by men to be fertile and able to continue the family line, appealing to the man’s survival instinct.

    In contrast women take longer to decide their feelings for a man because they need to weigh up whether he will be a committed partner who will provide for them well – part of their survival programming.

    Professor Mark van Vugt and Dr Johanna van Hooff, from the University of Amsterdam, and postgraduate student Helen Crawford, from the University of Kent, were behind the study which is to be published by the Oxford Journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience.

    They tested men and women’s bias towards looks by conducting a series of tests on 20 women and 20 men, making them perform tasks while recording their brain activity.

    While the subjects were doing the task they were shown a series of photographs of faces of the opposite sex, ranging from attractive to ugly.

    Men were easily distracted when they saw a pretty face but women stuck to the task.

    Prof van Vugt said: “Men definitely have the most wandering eye but it is because they have evolved to pay attention to cues of fertility and one of those cues is facial beauty – it’s not that men are shallow.

    “But we found they do make snap judgments about women, much earlier than was previously thought. They make that decision on whether a woman would be a good mating partner in milliseconds.

    “This is something very ancient and a way of helping men find the best mate to produce children.

    “Women were not distracted by attractive male faces because women need more proof of whether a man is a good mate.

    “Women make that decision on behaviour, whether a man is trustworthy and committed. They make their decision much later than men.”

    Source: Daily Telegraph

    <observational comedy>Isn't it funny the way men and women are like SOOOOOO different?</observational comedy>


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,456 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    Meh, we knew that already. And a study group of 40 people isn't science.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,295 ✭✭✭✭Duggy747


    I just need to know can she make good sandwiches.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 19,986 ✭✭✭✭mikemac


    Professor van Vugt got 40 people and carried out trials for this?

    Go work on a cure for cancer or something we don't already know


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,080 ✭✭✭Gunsfortoys


    So in conclusion, women are fussy and men are shallow.

    Great research.:rolleyes:


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  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 7,943 Mod ✭✭✭✭Yakult


    Well that was a waste of 30 seconds..

    might aswell be telling me the sky is blue and the grass is green.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,650 ✭✭✭sensibleken


    Project for the weekend:

    Step 1: Buy white coat
    Step 2: Get 40 good looking women into a room
    Step 3: see what happens


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,808 ✭✭✭✭chin_grin


    Project for the weekend:

    Step 1: Buy white coat
    Step 2: Get 40 good looking women into a room
    Step 3: see what happens

    Step 4: Waa pedal.
    Step 5: ??????
    Step 6: Profit.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,944 ✭✭✭fedor.2.


    R_H_C_P wrote: »
    Well that was a waste of 30 seconds..

    might aswell be telling me the sky is blue and the grass is green.

    Sorry bout that, i know your busy:rolleyes:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,650 ✭✭✭sensibleken


    chin_grin wrote: »
    Step 4: Waa pedal.

    Or a flanger might be more appropiate


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,160 ✭✭✭Kimono-Girl


    good thing im gorgeous then :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Explanation:
    While the subjects were doing the task they were shown a series of photographs of faces of the opposite sex, ranging from attractive to ugly.
    Men were easily distracted when they saw a pretty face but women stuck to the task.

    :D


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