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Steve Gangestad is a psychology professor who conducts research investigating how ovulation influences women's preferences for male partners, as evidenced by his studies on facial attractiveness and intelligence [1], [2], and [3]. His research specifically examines shifts in attraction during different points of the ovulation cycle [4], [5], and [6].
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Hormones & desire - American Psychological Association apa.org 6 facts
procedureIn a study of 66 young couples, Steve Gangestad and colleagues assessed male partners' intelligence and facial attractiveness, while requiring women to complete questionnaires about their sexual feelings toward their partners and other men at fertile and non-fertile points in their cycles.
claimResearch by Steve Gangestad found no significant effects of male intelligence on female partner preference during ovulation.
claimSteve Gangestad's study found no significant effects of male intelligence on women's attraction preferences during ovulation.
accountSteve Gangestad, a professor of psychology at the University of New Mexico, conducted a study with 66 young couples to investigate how ovulation affects women's preferences for men, assessing male intelligence and facial attractiveness.
claimSteve Gangestad's study found that women with facially unattractive partners showed increased attraction to other men during ovulation, though this effect disappeared when researchers controlled for men's facial masculinity or femininity.
claimSteve Gangestad is a distinguished professor of psychology at the University of New Mexico who investigates how ovulation affects women's preferences in men.