Sex Differences and the Role of Sex Hormones in Face Development and Face Processing
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................................................................................................ 2 Acknowledgements ............................................................................... 5 Content .................................................................................................. 7 Chapter 1 ............................................................................................. 14 1.1 Face as a source of information .............................................. 14 1.2 The importance of faces in social interactions ........................ 15 1.3 Sex differences in face shape ................................................. 16 1.4 Sex differences in face perception .......................................... 16 1.5 Do sex hormones contribute to the development of sex differences in face shape? ...................................................... 17 1.6 Do sex hormones contribute to the development of sex differences in face perception? ............................................... 19 1.7 The role of prenatal versus pubertal sex hormones in sex differences .............................................................................. 20 1.8 Measurement of prenatal sex hormones................................. 24 1.9 Measurement of postnatal sex hormones ............................... 25 1.10 Thesis design .......................................................................... 26
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