Factors Eff Attraction PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS

Question 1

Evolutionary theory of physical att

Answer 1

-sheckeford= found ppl with symmetrical faces are rated as more attractive

-coz maybe honest signal of genetic fitness as it is diff to fake facial symmetry

-w with neotenous feature = large eyes + small nose seen as more attractive coz trigger protective + caring instinct which is a valuable resource for fem wanting to produce

Question 2

The matching hypo

Answer 2

Walster et al
-look for partner who are like ourselves in terms of physical att instead of choosing most appealing ppl

-berscheid- replicated piece of research = “the computer dance” ppt asked to choose own dance partner from ppl diff degree of attractiveness
Found= ppt chose partners who matched them in physical attractiveness

-we seek p who attractiveness similar to own as risk being rejected if we selected someone who was much more attractive

Question 3

AO3 strength

Answer 3

Cunningham et al
-found= many similarities across cultures when studying physical attractiveness as factor eff att in rom rele

Large eyes, small bone, high eyebrows rates attractive by Hispanic + Asian male as feature display genetic fitness

Show= universality in physical attractiveness a evolution predicts

Inc validity

Question 4

Ao3 limitation

Answer 4

Correlational

Cause nd effect cannot be established between physical att + level of attraction in rom rele

E.g could be intervening fac impacting att such as amount of time spend together

Limiting supp nd validity