PSYCO241 Lecture Notes - Lecture 71: Divine Proportions, Facial Symmetry, Averageness
21 Mar 2019
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Suspension bridge: facial symmetry: we prefer symmetrical faces (seen across cultures & ethnic groups) Lots of ideas, seemingly related: symmetry, averageness, divine proportions (patterns in nature, balance, prototype. In effect, patterns and rules that you expect and know. We know this because of cultural differences. People in different cultures are attracted to those who exemplify the traits that their culture values. Cultures vary in the kind of ornamentation people use to enhance their attractiveness. High-status attributes in a given culture are often viewed as more attractive: skin tones, body size and weight. Buddhism in india vs china: buddha and budai. Impacts perception (illusions: culture is a major source of expectation, prototype, the average, the mean. We like" what we expect because we can completely ignore it: not alarming" or new". Evolutionary perspective: signals good genes, cultural factors impact the calculation of fitness and, thus, perceptions of fitness. Perspectives (in domain of facial attractiveness) not incompatible: recall: proximal vs. distal.
