Studies: It takes less than one second for people to accurately judge beauty
Beauty can be identified and processed in under 1 second
Palomares et al. (2018) found a similar result that only 33 ms were necessary for a high degree of agreement
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Beauty can be identified and processed in under 1 second
Palomares et al. (2018) found a similar result that only 33 ms were necessary for a high degree of agreement
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Studies: Babies can easily differentiate between attractive and unattractive faces
Newborn babies can easily differentiate between attractive and unattractive faces, suggesting that face recognition is hardwired at birth, rather than learned
Slater at al. took pictures of a variety of faces and asked adult subjects to rate them for attractiveness on a scale from 1 to 5. The researchers then searched for pairs of photographs that were similar in all respects – in brightness and contrast, for example – but at opposite ends of the attractiveness scale
They then presented these paired photographs to newborn infants, who ranged in age from one to seven days old. All babies were still in hospital after birth. One researcher held each infant upright about 30 centimetres away from the two photos. Another stood out of view and noted where the babies eyes were directed
On average, the babies spent 80% of their time looking at the more attractive face than the less attractive one
This is solid evidence that the social constructionist view of beauty is false
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Newborn babies can easily differentiate between attractive and unattractive faces, suggesting that face recognition is hardwired at birth, rather than learned
Slater at al. took pictures of a variety of faces and asked adult subjects to rate them for attractiveness on a scale from 1 to 5. The researchers then searched for pairs of photographs that were similar in all respects – in brightness and contrast, for example – but at opposite ends of the attractiveness scale
They then presented these paired photographs to newborn infants, who ranged in age from one to seven days old. All babies were still in hospital after birth. One researcher held each infant upright about 30 centimetres away from the two photos. Another stood out of view and noted where the babies eyes were directed
On average, the babies spent 80% of their time looking at the more attractive face than the less attractive one
This is solid evidence that the social constructionist view of beauty is false
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Ok, this one’s just funny
Study: Parents treat attractive children better than ugly children
Researchers observed whether or not parents used the available seat belts on shopping carts or paid attention to if the child was behaving in a way that could be dangerous. They found that the attractiveness of the child directly determined how often the parent used seatbelts and paid attention to the child's safety
Pretty and ugly children were treated in starkly different ways, with seat belt use increasing in direct proportion to attractiveness.
When a woman was in charge, 4 percent of the homeliest children were strapped in compared with 13.3 percent of the most attractive children.
The difference was even more acute when fathers led the shopping expedition—in those cases, none of the least attractive children were secured with seat belts, while 12.5 percent of the prettiest children were.
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Study: Parents treat attractive children better than ugly children
Researchers observed whether or not parents used the available seat belts on shopping carts or paid attention to if the child was behaving in a way that could be dangerous. They found that the attractiveness of the child directly determined how often the parent used seatbelts and paid attention to the child's safety
Pretty and ugly children were treated in starkly different ways, with seat belt use increasing in direct proportion to attractiveness.
When a woman was in charge, 4 percent of the homeliest children were strapped in compared with 13.3 percent of the most attractive children.
The difference was even more acute when fathers led the shopping expedition—in those cases, none of the least attractive children were secured with seat belts, while 12.5 percent of the prettiest children were.
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Interestingly, they controlled for IQ, finding attractiveness to be predictive even independent of IQ,
Studies: Physical attractiveness in adolescence predicts better socioeconomic status in adulthood
Study measured the effects of physical attractiveness independent of potential confounds such as education, SES, and IQ
It was found that attractive adolescents occupied higher status jobs as adults, and were more likely to be married
The strongest effect found was on individuals from a more disadvantaged social background
The more attractive a child was rated at age 15, the higher their socioeconomic position at age 36.
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Studies: Physical attractiveness in adolescence predicts better socioeconomic status in adulthood
Study measured the effects of physical attractiveness independent of potential confounds such as education, SES, and IQ
It was found that attractive adolescents occupied higher status jobs as adults, and were more likely to be married
The strongest effect found was on individuals from a more disadvantaged social background
The more attractive a child was rated at age 15, the higher their socioeconomic position at age 36.
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Studies: Attractive people are perceived much more positively than they really are
Correlations of perceived positive traits with attractiveness are often very strong (r > .6), even though in truth these relationships are weak (r < .3) or even absent with few exceptions (e.g. attractive people are perceived as more extroverted and they also are, r = .4, also overweight people are both unattractive and unhealthy).
Effect sizes were found to be large for perceived social competence and health, intermediate for potency, adjustment, and intellectual competence, and near zero for integrity and concern for others (Eagly et al., 1991).
Studies correlating judgments of face attractiveness and rater impressions of target health produce very large positive correlations for both sexes, typically around .60.
Face attractiveness appears to be a weak predictor of health in women (weighted average r = .15), and it is clearly not a consistent predictor in men (weighted average r = .04).
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Correlations of perceived positive traits with attractiveness are often very strong (r > .6), even though in truth these relationships are weak (r < .3) or even absent with few exceptions (e.g. attractive people are perceived as more extroverted and they also are, r = .4, also overweight people are both unattractive and unhealthy).
Effect sizes were found to be large for perceived social competence and health, intermediate for potency, adjustment, and intellectual competence, and near zero for integrity and concern for others (Eagly et al., 1991).
Studies correlating judgments of face attractiveness and rater impressions of target health produce very large positive correlations for both sexes, typically around .60.
Face attractiveness appears to be a weak predictor of health in women (weighted average r = .15), and it is clearly not a consistent predictor in men (weighted average r = .04).
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Not only will she laugh more at the attractive guys,
She’ll also suppress her laughs if she finds you unattractive
Studies: Attractive men are perceived as 'funnier', even when they are actually not
Although unattractive participants scored slightly higher in funniness in the audio only condition, they were viewed as less funny in the video and photograph conditions
The opposite was true for attractive men—thus demonstrating perceptions of humor are significantly influenced by attractiveness
If raters do not want attention from less attractive people, they may also be less likely to describe less attractive actors as funny in the video condition, as laughter could be seen as a way to reciprocate interest, which raters in this study may have wanted to avoid
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She’ll also suppress her laughs if she finds you unattractive
Studies: Attractive men are perceived as 'funnier', even when they are actually not
Although unattractive participants scored slightly higher in funniness in the audio only condition, they were viewed as less funny in the video and photograph conditions
The opposite was true for attractive men—thus demonstrating perceptions of humor are significantly influenced by attractiveness
If raters do not want attention from less attractive people, they may also be less likely to describe less attractive actors as funny in the video condition, as laughter could be seen as a way to reciprocate interest, which raters in this study may have wanted to avoid
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Studies: Women feel disgust when they imagine even talking to an unattractive man
They found that the most dramatic influence on women's disgust was how attractive the man they showed them was
All differences in disgust were significant when comparing the attractive man to the unattractive man, even when the anticipated behavior was just talking to the man
Researchers note that women experience a higher degree of sexual disgust towards men at baseline compared to how men feel about woman. Thus a man must truly be very attractive to a woman to override her innate sense of disgust
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They found that the most dramatic influence on women's disgust was how attractive the man they showed them was
All differences in disgust were significant when comparing the attractive man to the unattractive man, even when the anticipated behavior was just talking to the man
Researchers note that women experience a higher degree of sexual disgust towards men at baseline compared to how men feel about woman. Thus a man must truly be very attractive to a woman to override her innate sense of disgust
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Studies: Across multiple studies; attractiveness determines romantic evaluations equally for both sexes
It was found that the associations between the physical attractiveness and the subject's evaluation of their potential romantic partner did not significantly differ by sex (r = .43 for men, r = .40 for women).
Another interesting finding was that, physical attractiveness seemed to affect romantic evaluations not only before the initiation of relationships, but also as relationship length increased
[…] physical attrativeness being more important both at the initial courtship stage of a relationship and also after the "honeymoon phase" of the relationships ends
Analyses of potential moderators of these effects found no evidence that the sex differences differed depending on the source, relationship length, age, relationship stage, publication year of study, country, or the type of sample (i.e., wider community vs. college)
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It was found that the associations between the physical attractiveness and the subject's evaluation of their potential romantic partner did not significantly differ by sex (r = .43 for men, r = .40 for women).
Another interesting finding was that, physical attractiveness seemed to affect romantic evaluations not only before the initiation of relationships, but also as relationship length increased
[…] physical attrativeness being more important both at the initial courtship stage of a relationship and also after the "honeymoon phase" of the relationships ends
Analyses of potential moderators of these effects found no evidence that the sex differences differed depending on the source, relationship length, age, relationship stage, publication year of study, country, or the type of sample (i.e., wider community vs. college)
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Studies: 70% of women would avoid someone solely based on their looks, compared to 31% of men
70% of female respondents admitted that they would ignore or avoid an individual of the opposite sex solely because of the way they looked, versus 31% of men
The magnitude of this sex difference is comparable with sex differences in attractiveness ratings (around d = 1.0)
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70% of female respondents admitted that they would ignore or avoid an individual of the opposite sex solely because of the way they looked, versus 31% of men
The magnitude of this sex difference is comparable with sex differences in attractiveness ratings (around d = 1.0)
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Studies: Love at first sight can be predicted by physical attractiveness
One rating point higher in attractiveness on the scale that the researchers used corresponded with a nine times greater likelihood that others would report that "electric" love-at-first-sight feeling
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One rating point higher in attractiveness on the scale that the researchers used corresponded with a nine times greater likelihood that others would report that "electric" love-at-first-sight feeling
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Study: Looks > Personality > Money for both genders, but women lie more about it
Do People Know What They Desire in a Romantic Partner?
They approached their research by first having candidates fill out questionnaires on what they felt was most important in a relationship. They then ran a 2 hour speed dating event where individuals had to choose afterwards who they wanted to see again.
Researchers then used follow up studies to assess who actually initiated a relationship and the correlations for physical attractiveness, wealth, and personality in predicting those relationships.
They found that men and women both underestimated the importance of physical attractiveness, but women far more so.
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Do People Know What They Desire in a Romantic Partner?
They approached their research by first having candidates fill out questionnaires on what they felt was most important in a relationship. They then ran a 2 hour speed dating event where individuals had to choose afterwards who they wanted to see again.
Researchers then used follow up studies to assess who actually initiated a relationship and the correlations for physical attractiveness, wealth, and personality in predicting those relationships.
They found that men and women both underestimated the importance of physical attractiveness, but women far more so.
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