William Atkins
Saturday, 23 August 2008 20:39
Science -
Biology
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In the "behavioral" setting of the game, Carré and McCormick found that men, who generally have larger facial width-to-height ratio (a wider face) than women, had higher scores than women in the areas of dominance and aggression when reacting to the task.
And, men who had wider faces had higher scores of dominance and aggression than men with narrower faces.
Women, on the other hand, did not show any differences in dominance and aggression with regards to the shape of their faces.
Dr. McCormick states,
"We were astounded to see that this relatively simple measurement in the face predicted how aggressive men were in a lab-based computer game….” [Fox News: “
Wide-faced men may be more aggressive"]
In two othe studies, the researchers used penalty points given to men participating in varsity ice hockey games and professional ice hockey games.
Dr. Carré stated,
"One great thing about hockey is that you're able to display aggressive behavior in an acceptable manner. You don't have to go to prison or whatnot for striking someone with an elbow. It makes a good setting to look at aggression.” [Fox News]
Page three continues the results.
