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Assessed psychological characteristics of human face in depedence on socio-economical status
Linke, Lenka ; Kleisner, Karel (advisor) ; Pivoňková, Věra (referee)
Human face is a complex semantic organ, which among others reflects also human individuality due to the high variance of facial morphologies. This study examines the relationship between psychological characteristics and social status. Moreover, we have analyzed variability in facial form and its relation to a particular social rank. The study was performed on a set of photographs containing 55 pictures of men in a management position. These photographs were evaluated by 47 male (average age - 22 years) and 77 female (average age 21,6 years) respondents. The data were analyzed by means of classical methods of statistical testing as well as geometric morphometrics methods. This study tests whether there is a relation between three psychological characteristics - dominance, attractiveness, trustworthiness - and social status. The effect of perceived dominance and attractiveness on social status were not significant. Nevertheless, we found statistically significant relationship between perceived trustworthiness and social rank. We were not able to detect morphological facial structures, which would distinguish the heads of department from the chief executive directors. However the parametric tests discovered statistically significant differences between the facial morphology of a trustworthy and...
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Factors affecting perception of human male body
Třebický, Vít ; Havlíček, Jan (advisor) ; Pivoňková, Věra (referee)
According to previous research physical attractiveness plays an important role in our everyday life. People are treated differently on the basis of their physical appearance and from an evolutionary point of view physical attractiveness is a key factor in mate selection, being a cue of an individual's mate value and genetic qualities. Research shows that the highest attractiveness ratings tend to be given to physiques with a higher level of development of lean muscle mass and a V shaped upper body. Such a physique body constitution could indicates how a high level of physical fitness and a man's health of man and be a cue of the man's qualities as a mating partner. However, results of the previous studies are inconclusive due to the methods and stimuli employed. To address the shortcomings exhibited by the previous studies investigations, we ran two online studies. In the first study, women rated the attractiveness of a new and more extensive set of black and gray silhouettes derived from photos of the somatotypes. In the second study, we tested whether physical attractiveness of men can be increased by a voluntary change of their upper body shape. In both studies we were testing how interindividual differences of the female raters modulate the ratings of attractiveness. Results of the first study...
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Evaluation of the face asymmetry of Czech adult population: 3D study
Procházková, Lenka ; Velemínská, Jana (advisor) ; Pivoňková, Věra (referee)
Facial asymmetry is an individual characteristic connected to health, physical attraction and beauty. Researches concerning asymmetry is very beneficial for dentofacial surgery (especially for planning and evaluating operations), for forensic science (person identification), bioarcheology (monitoring stress effects on the evolution of bilateral traits) and sociocultural antropology (the study of attractiveness). The focus of our thesis lies in monitoring directional and fluctuating face asymmetry, comparing males and females with regard to gender dimorphism. We analysed 143 3D face models among the adult population (58 males with average age 22,6 and 85 females with average age 21,6) and scanned them with InSpeck 3D Mega Capturator II. Then we used the RapidForm software to brush, edit and localize the basic landmarks. The face asymmetry was evaluated through classic morphometry and geometric morphometry. The whole face surface was analysed with Rapidform and Morphome3cs software. In our group of test subjects (in man as well as women), fluctuating asymmetry was found more often than directional asymmetry. Directional asymmetry, among women test subjects, was found in 42,86% cases, among men test subjects it was in 28,57% cases, in which was more oriented to the left side. The right eye area was...
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