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formidability: a standalone construct

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Evolutionary psychology

a person's ability to inflict costs in a fight, which observers estimate accurately from cues in the face and body.

In evolutionary psychology, formidability refers to a person's ability to inflict costs in a fight, which observers estimate accurately from cues in the face and body. This meaning comes from Sell (2008) in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.[1]

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  1. Sell, A., Cosmides, L., Tooby, J., Sznycer, D., von Rueden, C., & Gurven, M. (2008). Human adaptations for the visual assessment of strength and fighting ability from the body and face. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 276(1656), 575-584. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2008.1177

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