Human perception of fighting ability: facial cues predict winners and losers in mixed martial arts fights
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11310%2F15%3A10318037" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11310/15:10318037 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arv089" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arv089</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arv089" target="_blank" >10.1093/beheco/arv089</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Human perception of fighting ability: facial cues predict winners and losers in mixed martial arts fights
Original language description
In antagonistic encounters, the primary decision to be made is to fight or not. Animals may then possess adaptations to assess fighting ability in their opponents. Previous studies suggest that humans can assess strength and fighting ability based on facial appearance. Here we extend these findings to specific contests by examining the perception of male faces from paired winners and losers of individual fights in mixed martial arts sporting competitions. Observers, unfamiliar with the outcome, were presented with image pairs and asked to choose which of the 2 men was more likely to win if they fought while other observers chose between the faces based on masculinity, strength, aggressiveness, and attractiveness. We found that individuals performed atrates above chance in correctly selecting the winner as more likely to win the fight than the loser. We also found that winners were seen to be more masculine, stronger, and more aggressive than losers. Finally, women saw the winners as m
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
EG - Zoology
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GA15-05048S" target="_blank" >GA15-05048S: Forming first impressions from multiple modalities: a cross-cultural perspective</a><br>
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2015
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Behavioral Ecology
ISSN
1045-2249
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
26
Issue of the periodical within the volume
6
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
6
Pages from-to
1470-1475
UT code for WoS article
000365704900007
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-84950977161