Physical Attractiveness

Question 1

What happened in Langlois et al.’s (1990) study when 43 one-year-olds played with an attractive and an unattractive doll?

Answer 1

The infants played significantly longer with the attractive doll.

Question 2

What happened in Langlois et al.’s (1990) study when 60 one-year-olds interacted with a stranger who wore a professionally constructed attractive or unattractive mask?

Answer 2

The infants showed more positive affective tone, less withdrawal, and more play involvement with the stranger in the attractive condition.

Question 3

What is sexual dimorphism?

Answer 3

Systematic differences in bodily features between men and women.