factors affecting : physical attraction Flashcards
factors affecting : physical attraction
what is 4 things you could speak about in physical attraction.
definition of physical attraction
- what people find attractive
- 2 psychologist
what is halo effect + 1 psychologist
what is matching hypothesis?
what is evaluation?
what is physical attraction definition?
who is 2 psychologist and what do they say?
physical attraction: how appealing we find another person face.
Shackelford and Larsen found that people will symmetrical faces are seen as more attractive. this is because its honest sign of genetic fitness.
people are also attracted to people with baby face features such as having delicate chin, small nose and large eyes.
what is halo effect?
who is psychologist for evidence?
halo effect is when a distinct feature (physical attractiveness) tends to have disproportionate influence on our judgement of their other attributes such as personality.
Dion et al found that physically attractive people are seen as kind, sociable and successful than unattractive people. the belief that good looking people have these characteristics makes them more attractive to us, so we behave positively towards them this is self-fulfilling prophecy.
what is matching hypothesis definition?
although physical attractiveness is desirable our common sense tells us we can’t form relationships with the most attractive people. therefore, when people are choosing romantic partners, they compromise and be realistic and choose potential partners who have similar attraction levels to those who they deem attractive.
evaluation for factors affecting physical attractiveness.
research to support halo effect. palmer and Peterson (2012) found that physically attractive people were seen as more “politically knowledgeable and competent” than unattractive people
the halo effect so powerful even though individuals knew that people had no political experience. this has implication on democracy as politicians are judged merely because they are attractive not because they have knowledge.
matching hypothesis only relates to short term relationships. however, when people are searching for long term relationships, they look at similar values and needs for satisfaction rather than physical attractiveness. this questions validity of matching hypothesis as it will only describe a limited number of relationships.
towhey 1979 gave participants a photo and biological information about them. participants were asked how much they liked they people in photographs. towhey found physical attractiveness was more important to people who displayed sexist attitudes. this suggest that whether or not physical attractiveness is important factor depends on person.
