Visual diet versus associative learning as mechanisms of change in body size preferences.

Systematic differences between populations in their preferences for body size may arise as a result of an adaptive 'prepared learning' mechanism, whereby cues to health or status in the local population are internalized and affect body preferences. Alternatively, differences between popula...

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Main Authors: Lynda G Boothroyd, Martin J Tovée, Thomas V Pollet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3492445?pdf=render