Abstract
We have investigated whether preferences for masculine and feminine characteristics are correlated across
two modalities, olfaction and vision. In study 1, subjects rated the pleasantness of putative male (4,16-
androstadien-3-one; 5α-androst-16-en-3-one) and female (1,3,5(10),16-estratetraen-3-ol) pheromones,
and chose the most attractive face shape from a masculine–feminine continuum for a long- and a shortterm
relationship. Study 2 replicated study 1 and further explored the effects of relationship context on
pheromone ratings. For long-term relationships, women’s preferences for masculine face shapes correlated
with ratings of 4,16-androstadien-3-one and men’s preferences for feminine face shapes correlated with
ratings of 1,3,5(10),16-estratetraen-3-ol. These studies link sex-specific preferences for putative human
sex pheromones and sexually dimorphic facial characteristics. Our findings suggest that putative sex pheromones
and sexually dimorphic facial characteristics convey common information about the quality of
potential mates.
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