Gordon G. Gallup

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Gordon G. Gallup, Jr. is a psychologist currently working at the University at Albany's Psychology department in the biopsychology program area. He received his Ph.D. from Washington State University in 1968. He is most famous for developing the mirror test in 1970, which gauges self-awareness in animals and humans.

Gallup's article entitled "Does Semen Have Antidepressant Properties?"^[1] caused quite a stir in the media^[2] when it was published in 2002. Gallup commented, "I want to make it clear that we are not advocating that people abstain from using condoms, clearly an unwanted pregnancy or a sexually transmitted disease would more than offset any advantageous psychological effects of semen."

[edit] Publications

• Gallup, G. G. Jr., and Burch, R. L. (2004). Semen Displacement as a Sperm Competition Strategy in Humans. Evolutionary Psychology, 2:12-23.
• Gallup, G. G., Jr., Burch, R. L., & Platek, S. M. (2002). Does semen have antidepressant properties? Archives of Sexual Behavior, 31, 289-293.
• Hughes, S.M., Dispenza, F., Gallup, G.G., Jr., (2004). Ratings of voice attractiveness predict sexual behavior and body configuration. Evolution and Human Behavior, 25, 295-304.
• Platek, S.M., Burch, R.L., Panyavin, I.S., Wasserman, B.H., & Gallup, G.G., Jr. (2002).Reactions to children's faces: Resemblance affects males more than females. Evolution and Human Behavior, 23, 159-166 .

[edit] References

1. ^ Gallup, G. G., Jr., Burch, R. L., & Platek, S. M. (2002). Does semen function as an antidepressant? Archives of Sexual Behavior, 31, 289-293.
2. ^ Raj Persaud (2002). Semen acts as an anti-depressant. New Scientist.

[edit] External links

• Faculty page for Gordon G. Gallup, Jr. Ph.D. at University at Albany, State University of New York
• The Human Behavior and Evolution Laboratory of the University at Albany, State University of New York