The Autumn Years: Age Differences in Preferences for Sexually Dimorphic Faces

Chengyang Han1, Xiangqian Li2, Xiyue Chen3, Xue Lei4, Chunxiao Liao5, Lingshan Zhang6, Bingxin Li7, Xian Peng8, Edward R. Morrison9
1Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Research in Assessment of Cognitive Impairments, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
2School of Psychology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China
3Department of Psychology, School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
4School of Business Administration, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, Hangzhou, China
5Department of Mental Health Education, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China
6Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
7Chinese Academy of Sciences, Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China
8National Engineering Laboratory for Educational Big Data, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
9Centre for Comparative and Evolutionary Psychology, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK

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