front 1 Aim | back 1 to investigate whether disgust is an evolutionary trait |
front 2 Method | back 2 Survey method; a self-selected sample of 77,000 participants from 165 countries who completed an online survey |
front 3 Procedures | back 3 Participants were first asked a series of demographic questions They were then asked to rate 20 photos for their level of disgust on a scale of 1-5.
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front 4 Results | back 4
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front 5 Conclusion | back 5 Supports the idea that disgust evolved as a response to reduce the risk of disease Also supports the role of disgust in aiding reproduction and thus an evolutionary behavior |