Daniel M.T. Fessler
Department of Anthropology
341 Haines Hall, UCLA 90095-1553
Phone: (310) 794-9252
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Webpages:
Faculty page - http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/anthro/faculty/fessler/
Research:
I study interpersonal emotions (principally shame, anger, disgust, and guilt); sex and reproduction (including mate selection and the effects of reproductive cycling on social behavior); violence and risk-taking; and the social determinants of conformity and cooperation.
Selected Publications:
Voracek, M., Fisher, M.L, Rupp, B., Lucas, D., and Fessler, D.M.T. (In press) Sex differences in relative foot length and the perceived attractiveness of female feet: The relationships between anthropometry, physique, and preference ratings. Perceptual and Motor Skills.
Fessler, D.M.T. (In press) Neglected natural experiments germane to the Westermarck Hypothesis: The Karo Batak and the Oneida Community. Human Nature.
Fessler, D.M.T. (In press) Never eat alone: The meaning of food sharing in a Sumatran fishing village. People and Culture in Oceania.
Kelly, D., Stich, S.P., Haley, K.J., Eng, S.J., and Fessler, D.M.T. (2007) Harm, affect and the moral/conventional distinction. Mind & Language, 22(2):117-131.
Navarrete, C.D., Fessler, D.M.T., & Eng, S.J. (2007) Elevated ethnocentrism in the first trimester of pregnancy. Evolution and Human Behavior 28(1):60-65.
Fessler, D.M.T. (2006) A burning desire: Steps toward an evolutionary psychology of fire learning. Journal of Cognition and Culture, 6(3-4):429-451.
Navarrete, C.D. and Fessler, D.M.T. (2006) Disease avoidance and ethnocentrism: The effects of disease vulnerability and disgust sensitivity on intergroup attitudes. Evolution and Human Behavior, 27(4):270-282.
Fessler, D.M.T. and Haley, K.J. (2006) Guarding the perimeter: The outside-inside dichotomy in disgust and bodily experience. Cognition and Emotion, 20(1):3-19.
Selected Courses:
Anthro 220:Selected Topics in Biological Anthropology
