Universals and Difference

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Ekman argued that Russell was building a “straw man”
What does Ekman mean with this?

Creating an argument based on a misrepresentation of the opponent’s position.

boven de 1/6 kans : Russel argued that recognition rates would be higher and consistent across cultures.
- Ekman argued that recognition rates need only be above chance to establish the universality of emotion recognition.

What means display rules in a context of Ekmann?

 Display rules are a social group's informal norms about when, where, and how one should express emotions.


One robust finding to come out of Martie Haselton’s work (an evolutionary psychologist at UCLA) is that women’s mate preferences

change in response to....- When fertility is at its peak (during ovulation), women show preferences for more masculine men whereas when fertility is low, preferences shift towards more feminine men.
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What happens if women who had requested plastic surgery with the goal of liposuctioning fat from around the waist and having it deposited in the buttocks area

The effect is that WHR (wast-hip ratio) is changed, while BMI remains constant.

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