Relationships Phys Attractivness Ao3 Flashcards
research support for the halo effect
P: one strength for the halo effect is that it has research support
E: palmer and peterson 2012 found that physically attractive people were rated more politically knowledgeable and competent than unattractive people
E: this has implications and suggests politicians might be elected because they are considered physically attractive enough by voters
L: this shows that the halo effect can be observed in real life situations
limitation - does everyone find physical attractiveness important?
P: one limitation is that not everyone finds physical attractiveness important
E: those who scored highly on the MACHO scale (sexist attitudes), were more influenced by physical attractiveness when judging likeability from a photograph and basic biographical data (towhey 1979)
E: ppl who scored lower were less sensitive to the influence of physical attractiveness thus individual differences play a role in how important an attaractive partner is in choosing partners
L: so effect of phys att can be moderated by other factors and may not be as significant in relatioship formation for all partners
cultural consistency
P: one strength is that there is cultural consistency in what is considered attarctive
E: cunningham et al 1995 found large eyes small nose and prominent cheekbones in females were rated as highly attractive by white asian and hispanic males
E: wheeler and kim 1997 found that korean and US students judged physically attractive people to be more trustworthy, mature and friendly.
L: this consistency suggets that phys att is culturally independent and may have evolutionary roots
online dating research has not supported assumptions
P: one limitation is that online dating research hasn’t supported its assumptions
E: taylor et al 2011 found online daters sought dates with partners who were more attractive then themselves, they didnt consider their own attractivness
E: this doesnt support the matching hypotheisis
