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Subjects were asked to choose partners for experiments. The available partners differed in eye-contact or in pupil dilation. Subjects of both sexes were more likely to choose partners with eye-contact during an introduction. Males were more likely to choose female available partners with dilated pupils. Similarly females chose male partners with dilated pupils.
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Stass, J.W., Willis, F.N. Eye contact, pupil dilation, and personal preference. Psychon Sci 7, 375–376 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331131
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