PSY321H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Human Body Weight, Facial Symmetry, Cluster Analysis
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Detailed an evoluionary perspecive toward atraciveness in his 2nd major contribuion (1871) The traits that aid most in reproducion are not the same for both sexes (leads to sex diferences) Males and females evolve greatest level of atracion to opposite-sex traits that cue resuling ofspring will survive and reproduce in turn. Features that cue a potenial mate is it in this manner will be found atracive across cultures. o. 180,000 people from 12 countries and world regions rated the level of importance of 23 traits in prospecive romanic relaionship partners. Negaive d-values = men rated the trait higher. Posiive d-values = women rated the trait higher. Cluster analysis shows efects of sex and cultures on atracion. Skin signals health more directly than any other visible aspect. The cosmeics industry provides people with ways to make their complexion look clearer o.
