Male body image perceptions
Fans of fighting sports know that successful boxers, wrestlers or MMA fighters have a variety of body types, and success comes through specific training for that sport. But what are people's biases when it comes to "judging a book by its cover?" In this survey, you will see a variety of athletic body types comparing only the images presented, please rank them as to which one would be most likely to win and least likely to win in a physical (no weapons) fight. (1 = Most likely to win, 12 = Least Likely. Please rank all 12 pictures shown using each number only once. There are no correct or incorrect answers - this is just your perception. Click "Submit" at the bottom of the page when all pictures have been ranked. You can then see how your answers compared to others.
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Subject 12
Optional: Provide a sentence or two about why you selected your top and last choices.
- my instinct
- most likely because he always plays smoothly. least likely to fight because he plays starting with anger.
- no comments
- strong arms and abs
- number 9 looks like he would be strong and agile. number 3 looks like he would have endurance but would give up too much weight to the other guys.