Dear BERGers,
This is a quick reminder we have a BERG meeting today (16:00) with Francesca Valdez (University of Stirling) talking about her MSc project on sex differences in emotional expressions. Please find the abstract below this email.
I hope to see you all later today!
The link to the seminar is also below this email.
Best wishes,
Pawel
Abstract:
Sex Differences in Emotional Expressions: An Evolutionary Adaptation
Francesca Valdez
Division of Psychology, University of Stirling
A substantial amount of research has gone into discovering sex differences between male and females. Particularly in non verbal communication and emotional expressions. Previous research in this field supports the claim that females are perceived as smiling more often than males and also that males rate women who smile more as more attractive on average. However, the explanations for this phenomenon are unclear. It is the objective of this paper to determine if smiling during early courtship interactions can effect the perceived desirability of a potential partner. This could have implications relating smiling behavior as a mating adaptation that could be used to signal mate value and potentiality as a long term partner. Here we show that there are strong correlations between the number of times a female smiled during the course of a first date and their perceived: likeability, motherhood abilities, attractiveness, abilities as a long term partner, agreeableness, and interest from the opposite sex. These variables were also analyzed for the male dater as well. The data was also analyzed for sex differences in perception between male and female responses. It was found that the number of smiles from both males and females were strongly correlated to perceptions of: how well the date went, if there would be a second date, likeability, interest from the opposite sex, parenting abilities, agreeableness, and long term partner abilities. Attractiveness was also correlated to the number of smiles but only moderately. These findings show that the emotional expression, smiling, is highly correlated to the perceived outcome of a first date.
Link to the meetings:
https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…>
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The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020
UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide)
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.
Dear BERGers,
I hope that you had a great summer and that you are ready for the semester! This is just to kindly remind you that we have a BERG meeting this Wednesday (1 September) at 16:00. Francesca Valdez (University of Stirling) is our first speaker this semester, and she will be talking about her MSc project entitled "Sex Differences in Emotional Expressions: An Evolutionary Adaptation". Please find the abstract attached.
I hope to see you all on Wednesday!
The link to the seminar as well as the list of the upcoming speakers is below this email.
Best wishes,
Pawel
Upcoming seminars:
Date
Time
Speaker
Affiliation
Topic
01/09/2021
16:00
Francesca Valdez
University of Stirling
Sex Differences in Emotional Expressions: An Evolutionary Adaptation
08/09/2021
16:00
Francesca Singleton
University of Stirling
TBC
15/09/2021
16:00
Alice Bouchard
University of Neuchatel
TBC
22/09/2021
15:00
Several speakers
"Wild cognition" meeting
29/09/2021
16:00
Christopher Young
Nottingham Trent
TBC
06/10/2021
16:00
Nicolas Gray
University of Stirling
TBC
13/10/2021
16:00
Sarah Weir
University of Stirling
TBC
20/10/2021
16:00
TBC
University of Stirling
TBC
03/11/2021
16:00
Liran Samuni
Harvard University
TBC
Best wishes,
Pawel
Link to the meetings:
https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…>
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The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020
UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide)
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.
Dear BERGers,
I hope that you are all well and enjoying the summer. This is just to let you know that we will be resuming BERG meetings on the 1st of September, with the first set of speakers (September and October) shown below.
The link to the sessions is below this email. I hope to see you all soon!
Upcoming seminars:
Date
Time
Speaker
Affiliation
Topic
01/09/2021
16:00
Francesca Valdez
University of Stirling
TBC
08/09/2021
16:00
Francesca Singleton
University of Stirling
TBC
15/09/2021
16:00
Alice Bouchard
University of Neuchatel
TBC
22/09/2021
16:00
Several speakers
"Wild cognition" meeting
29/09/2021
16:00
Christopher Young
Nottingham Trent
TBC
06/10/2021
16:00
Nicolas Gray
University of Stirling
TBC
13/10/2021
16:00
Sarah Weir
University of Stirling
TBC
20/10/2021
16:00
TBC
University of Stirling
TBC
03/11/2021
16:00
Liran Samuni
Harvard University
TBC
Best wishes,
Pawel
Link to the meetings:
https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…>
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The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020
UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide)
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.
Hi Bergers,
Below is information on the virtual International Primatological Society Symposia occurring!
Sharon
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Sharon Kessler (she/her), PhD
Lecturer in Psychology
Cottrell Building Room 3B92, Faculty of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, SCOTLAND
Tel: +44(0)1786 467 651
Email: sharon.kessler(a)stir.ac.uk
Website: https://www.sharonekessler.com/
Book review editor: International Journal of Primatology
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01 BP 1303 Abidjan 01, Côte d’Ivoire
Tel : +225 27 23 47 27 90
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Objet : IPS Virtual symposia
Dear PEGG members and friends,
We received this from IPS.
Dear colleagues from the Affiliated Societies,
We would be very grateful if you would be able to share the following message about our online August symposium with your membership, either through email or social media.
We have had a lot of interest in our online August symposium, which is free for IPS members, but we are keen to make sure that people who are not currently IPS members are aware of it. In particular, if you are a range country primatologist membership is free, and so you can attend this meeting for free if you become a member now and then register before the deadline.
Registration deadline is August 10th.
IPS Online Symposium August 16-19th. One symposium per day, times staggered each day to accommodate attendees in different timezones. Registration info and more details of each symposium can be found here: https://ipsquito.com/latest-news/<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fipsquito.…>
Mon 16th: Sociality & Health in Primates. From phageome to microbiome, stress to parasites, immunity and endocrinology - come find out about all the latest ways in which health and sociality in primates intersect. Organisers: Tatiana Murillo, Virgile Manin, Simone Anzà and Baptiste Sadoughi
Tues 17th: Voices from the Field: Assessing, Conserving, & Protecting Primate Populations. From primate diets and medicine, surviving in fragments, anthropogenic impacts, and undiscovered species. Organisers: Jennifer Cramer, Andrew Halloran, Stacy Lindshield, Paula Pebsworth, Jacob Willie, Inza Kone
Wed 18th: Titi Monkey Ecology and Conservation. Distribution, social interactions, conservation, monogamy, ecology, activity budgets and more. Organisers: Adrian A Barnett, Sarah A Boyle & João Pedro Souza-Alves
Thurs 19th: Round table discussion: Language and Conservation: Implications and Alternatives to New World/Old World and Other Terminology. Organisers: Karen B. Strier, Michelle Bezanson, and Liliana Cortes-Ortiz
We hope that you are all safe and healthy with your beloved ones and that we can see everyone in January 2022 in Quito, Ecuador.
All best wishes,
Júlio César Bicca-Marques
IPS, Secretary General
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The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020
UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide)
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.
