Jessie J. Peissig
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View article: Beauty is in the Eye(brow) of the beholder: Perceived attractiveness related to eyebrows
Beauty is in the Eye(brow) of the beholder: Perceived attractiveness related to eyebrows Open
View article: Who’s Behind the Makeup? The Effects of Varying Levels of Cosmetics Application on Perceptions of Facial Attractiveness, Competence, and Sociosexuality
Who’s Behind the Makeup? The Effects of Varying Levels of Cosmetics Application on Perceptions of Facial Attractiveness, Competence, and Sociosexuality Open
Research has demonstrated a positive effect of makeup on facial attractiveness ( Cash et al., 1989 ; Russell, 2003 ; Etcoff et al., 2011 ). Makeup has also been found to influence social perceptions ( Etcoff et al., 2011 ; Klatt et al., 20…
View article: More Makeup, More Attractiveness? Self-applied Heavy Cosmetics Yield Higher Attractiveness Ratings than Light Cosmetics
More Makeup, More Attractiveness? Self-applied Heavy Cosmetics Yield Higher Attractiveness Ratings than Light Cosmetics Open
Research over the past few decades has confirmed the role of cosmetics in increasing ratings of facial attractiveness (Cash, Dawson, Davis, Bowen, & Galumbeck, 1989; Etcoff, Stock, Haley, Vickery, & House, 2011; Russell, 2003, 2009). Howev…
View article: The Relationships Between Waist-to-Hip Ratio (WHR), Waist-to-Stature Ratio (WSR), and Body Mass Index (BMI) on Ratings of Women’s Body Attractiveness and Health
The Relationships Between Waist-to-Hip Ratio (WHR), Waist-to-Stature Ratio (WSR), and Body Mass Index (BMI) on Ratings of Women’s Body Attractiveness and Health Open
Evolutionary psychologists hypothesize that men’s mate preferences for attractive and healthy women are based on waist-to-hip ratio [WHR], waist-to-stature ratio [WSR], and body mass index [BMI] because these characteristics are informativ…
View article: The Role of Regional Contrast Changes and Asymmetry in Facial Attractiveness Related to Cosmetic Use
The Role of Regional Contrast Changes and Asymmetry in Facial Attractiveness Related to Cosmetic Use Open
This study collected behavioral data for testing how regional contrast changes due to the addition of cosmetics would affect attractiveness ratings. In addition, we used an established model of asymmetry to look for a correlation between c…
View article: Pigeons spontaneously form three-dimensional shape categories
Pigeons spontaneously form three-dimensional shape categories Open
View article: How to Get Away with Murder: The Effect of Hoodies and Glasses on Facial Recognition
How to Get Away with Murder: The Effect of Hoodies and Glasses on Facial Recognition Open
View article: Eyelashes and Attraction: Eyelash Length and Fullness are Significantly Correlated with Facial Attractiveness
Eyelashes and Attraction: Eyelash Length and Fullness are Significantly Correlated with Facial Attractiveness Open
Studies suggest that hair quality is an indicator of health and youth in females, and thus potentially related to attractiveness (Etcoff, 1999). Prior research has also shown that the use of mascara plays a key role in attractiveness (Peis…
View article: Disguise Data 2018
Disguise Data 2018 Open
This is the d' data used for analyses in the manuscript: How Disguises Affect Facial Recognition: The Effects of Wigs, Glasses, and Familiarity
View article: Does Blocking the Eyebrows with Eyeglasses Disrupt Faces Recognition Performance?
Does Blocking the Eyebrows with Eyeglasses Disrupt Faces Recognition Performance? Open
In this study, we examined how disguises hinder the ability of a person to recognize unfamiliar faces by focusing on how such disguises naturally block facial features. In previous studies, we've found that, surprisingly, both tinted and c…
View article: Background check: Perceptual grouping cues reduce novice holistic processing of birds
Background check: Perceptual grouping cues reduce novice holistic processing of birds Open
Perceptual grouping has been implicated as a mechanism for the holistic perception of faces. Using the composite task, Curby et al. (2013) found that holistic processing of faces, but not objects, is reduced when the backgrounds are misali…
View article: The Role of the Eyes and Makeup in Attractiveness
The Role of the Eyes and Makeup in Attractiveness Open
View article: The Longer I See You, the Angrier You Look: The Time Course of Other-Race Effects in Expression Recognition
The Longer I See You, the Angrier You Look: The Time Course of Other-Race Effects in Expression Recognition Open
Caucasians are biased to perceive angry expressions in Black faces, resulting both in greater accuracy for recognition of angry Black faces (Albright et al., 2006) and a tendency to misinterpret Black neutral expressions as angry (Maner et…
View article: LImits of Expertise: Investigating the Role of Holistic Processing in Visual Discrimination and Recognition
LImits of Expertise: Investigating the Role of Holistic Processing in Visual Discrimination and Recognition Open
Category boundaries are dynamic and change with experience, and may be very different for experts than for novices, leading to unexpected failures of generalization that provide a unique window into the nature of neural plasticity. Bird wa…
View article: The Use of Eyebrows as a Visual Feature
The Use of Eyebrows as a Visual Feature Open
Previous research suggests that although faces are processed holistically, concealing or erasing parts of the face impairs recognition. Recent research suggests that eyebrows play a key role in facial recognition (Sadr, Jarudi, & Sinha, 20…
View article: Using the reassignment procedure to test object representation in pigeons and people
Using the reassignment procedure to test object representation in pigeons and people Open