Jones BC, DeBruine LM, Little AC, Burriss RP, Feinberg DR. Social transmission of face preferences among humans.Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B, 274, 899 Previous studies demonstrating mate choice copying effects among females in non-human species have led many researchers to propose that social transmission of mate preferences may influence sexual selection
for male traits. Although it has been suggested that social transmission may also influence mate preferences in humans, there is little empirical suppor t for such effects. Here, we show that observing other women with smiling (i.e. positive) expressions looking at male faces increased women