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Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Psicologia (IP) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: República Tcheca
Since 2015 I have been working as an Associate Professor at the Department of Experimental Psychology, Institute of Psychology, University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil. 2010 - 2015 I worked as a post-doc researcher at the Center for Theoretical Study, a common workplace of the Charles University in Prague, and the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. 2006 - 2010 I studied Ph.D. program in Anthropology, specialized in Human Ethology, at the Faculty of Humanities, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. 2004-2006 I studied master program in Anthropology, specialized in Human Ethology, at the Faculty of Humanities, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. 2000 - 2004 I did my undergraduate studies in Liberal Arts and Humanities, at the Faculty of Humanities, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. Since then I have specialized in Human Ethology, studying human sexuality, in particular sexual orientation from the evolutionary point of view. I have research experience in evolutionary psychology, anthropology and human ethology. My primary research interest is human sexual orientation, and it's proximate and ultimate causes. I further focus on research of masculinity and femininity, sexual strategies in men and women, sexual orientation attributions, mate preferences and mate choice and I have also been studying dynamics of long-term relationships, such as factors influencing relationship satisfaction, homogamy, complementarity, and jealousy. Recently I have been focusing on evolutionary aspects of appearance modifications, in particularly makeup usage. Cross-cultural research has been crucial in my empirical work. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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As such, studies on well-being and emotion regulation are to be conducted, with emphases on neurobehavioral and socio-emotional development of children and adolescents (aged 7-14). Our methodologies shall depend upon reliable indicators (psychometric instruments, behavioral, physiological and epigenetic correlates) and employ up-to-date statistical modelling techniques and qualitative stu…
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The development of sexuality in human and non-human primates is an important topic, to understand the ontogenetic pathways of sexual behavior, but it is relatively understudied. Research with non-human primates shows that, even before birth, social and hormonal environments influence the development of species' typical sexual behavior. However, very little is known about these early sexua…
Except for humans, the complexity of animal sexual behavior is still poorly understood, often being reduced to its distal reproductive function. However, there is evidence of a vast repertoire of non-conceptive sexual behavior in many species, including human and non-human primates, denoting social, communicative or even hedonic functions of sex, those being explanations of the proximal l…
Many researchers have explored the ways that the evolutionary history of the species and the environmental contexts experienced during development shape the mechanisms of mate selection in human beings, showing that the choices of sexual partners are related to the individual's life history and attachment style. However, those studies have focused mostly on heterosexual populations. The o…
Changes in appearance may influence personal life (e.g. self-esteem), sexuality (e.g. access to desirable partners) and social sphere (e.g. perceived prestige in others). Compared to faces without make-up, women with make-up are rated as more attractive, competent, and dominant. As make-up in women is commonly aimed at highlighting feminine attributes, women tend to use make-up especially…
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Non-conceptive sexual behavior is widespread in the animal kingdom, including primate species. The behavioral patterns of non-conceptive sex are as diverse as in reproductive sex, and they may include courtships, vocalizations, genital stimulations, and/or mounts between same-sex or different-sex partners. Sexual behavior in prepuberal individuals is non-conceptive because of their immatu…
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