Robert Burriss

Robert Burriss is an evolutionary psychologist who studies how face perceptions are related to mate retention and mate choice behaviours. He received his PhD in 2007 from the University of Liverpool, where he studied under John Lycett and Anthony Little.

News Articles about Rob Burriss's Research

• Facial scars are attractive - Guardian
• I can't help falling in love with you - Wellcome Trust
• Fertility sparks 'male rivalry' - BBC
• Catching the lovebug...Why beauty is infectious - Telegraph
• Male rivalry boosted as partner's fertility peaks: study - CBC
• The real reasons we fancy someone - Scotsman
• If the face fits, politicians win - Times Online

Publications

• Roberts, SC., Saxton, TK., Murray, AK., Burriss, RP., Rowland, HM., & Little, AC. (in press). Static and dynamic facial images cue similar attractiveness judgements. Ethology.

• Saxton, TK., Burriss, RP., Murray, AK., Rowland, HM., Roberts, SC. (in press). Face, body and speech cues independently predict judgments of attractiveness. Journal of Evolutionary Psychology.

• Burriss, RP., Rowland, HM., & Little, AC. (2009). Facial scarring enhances men’s attractiveness for short-term relationships. Personality and Individual Differences, 46, 213-217. (doi:10.1016/j.paid.2008.09.029)

• Little, AC, Burriss, RP., Jones, BC, DeBruine, LM, & Caldwell CA. (2008). Social influence in human face preference: men and women are influenced more for long-term than short-term attractiveness decisions. Evolution and Human Behavior, 29, 140-146. (doi:10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2007.11.007)

• Little, AC, Jones, BC, & Burriss, RP. (2007). Preferences for masculinity in male bodies change across the menstrual cycle. Hormones and Behavior, 51, 633-639. (doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2007.03.006)

• Jones, BC, DeBruine, LM, Little, AC, Burriss, RP, & Feinberg, DR. (2007). Social transmission of face preferences among humans. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B. (doi:10.1098/rspb.2006.0205)

• Burriss, RP, Little, AC, & Nelson, EC. (2007). 2D:4D and sexually dimorphic facial characteristics. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 36, 377-384. (doi:10.1007/s10508-006-9136-1)

• Little, AC, Burriss, RP, Jones, BC, & Roberts, SC. (2007). Facial appearance affects voting decisions. Evolution and Human Behavior, 28, 18-27. (doi:10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2006.09.002)

• Burriss, RP, & Little, AC. (2006). Effects of partner conception risk phase on male perception of dominance in faces. Evolution and Human Behavior, 27, 297-305. (doi:10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2006.01.002)

External links

• [1] Rob Burriss's online studies.