Factors Affecting Attraction: Physical Attractivness Flashcards
(5 cards)
Evolutionary theory of physical attractiveness
Researcher found people with symmetrical faces are rated as more attractive
As it may be an honest signal of genetic fintness
Women with neotenous feature e.g large eyes and small nose are rated as more attractive because they trigger protective and caring instinct which is a valuable resource for females wanting to reproduce
The matching hypothesis
Researcher suggests we look for partner who are like ourselves in terms of physical attractiveness
Another research g replicated piece of research where ppts asked to choose their own dance partner
From people of varying degress of physical attractiveness
Found ppts chose partners who matched them in physical attractiveness
Thus we seek Partners whose attractiveness is simmiler to our own
As we risk bieng rejected if we select someone much more attractive
RTS evoutlutionary process as psychical attractiveness as a factor affecting attraction
Found many similarities across cultures studying physical attractiveness
Large eyes , small nose were rated attractive by Hispanic and Asian males as feature display gentic fitness
Show universality
Increasing validity of physical attractiveness as factor affecting attraction
Research to contusion matching hypothesis by Taylor
Studies activity logs of popular dating site
Was a real life test of matching hypothesis because it matched actual date choices
Online daters sought meetings with potential partners who were more physically attractive
Shows MH is not key factor seeking romantic partner
Lowering validity of MH as factor that affects attraction
Research striped out of physical attractiveness as factor affecting attraction correlational
Cause and effect cannot be established between PA and levels of attraction in romancitc relationships
Could be intervening factor e.g amount spent together with parter
Limiting the support and internal validity into PA as factor affecting attraction in romantic relationships
