Factors Effevring Attraction, Physical Attractivness

Question 1

Symmetrical faces

Answer 1

Symmetrical faces rated as more attractive since it sends signs of good genetic fitness

Question 2

Baby faces

Answer 2

-Neonotenous features like wide eyes and a small face are rated as more attractive
-They trigger the protective/caring instincts, valuable for females wanting to reproduce

Question 3

The halo effect

Answer 3

-What is beautiful=good
-Attractive people are consistently rated as being kind, sociable and intelligent compared to unattractive
-Self fulfilling prophecy, people act positively towards you due to these assumptions and you act reciprocally as a nice person

Question 4

The matching hypothesis

Answer 4

-Walster
-People choose romantic partners with roughly the same level of attractiveness
-We desire an attractive partner for prestige and social benefits but then we weigh it against backlash and judgement for ‘being out of their league’

Question 5

Research support, Halo effect

Answer 5

-Palmer and Peterson
-Physically attractive people are rated as being more politically knowledgeable and competent
-Negative implications for democracy, judging people’s competency based on appearance

Question 6

Supporting research, may hing hypothesis

Answer 6

-Feingold
-meta-analysis of 17 studies and a significant correlation in ratings of attractiveness between actual romantic partners

Question 7

Contradicting research matching hypothesis

Answer 7

-Taylor
-Studies the activity logs of online dating websites
-Online daters seek meetings with potential partners who were more physically attractive then them, not considering their own attractiveness levels when agreeing to meeting them