PSY354H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Fluctuating Asymmetry, Homeobox, Sexual Orientation
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Cultural differences on the definition of what is beautiful. Infants will look longer at individuals that are considered attractive (based on ratings) Trying to make sure all the features of the face (eyes, nose, lips, chins) are modified to what we considered beautiful (most people will choose the face on the right) How well is the one side of the face mirroring the other side of the face. Symmetry is positively associated with facial attractiveness, men"s number of sexual partners, number of epc (affairs) partners, number of times chosen as an epc partner. Also in birds, they are polygamous (one for youthful and attractive, the other with the best potential to produce a good quality offspring) Homeobox genes: instructs the left side of the body to do exact same thing as the right side. Had males wear a shirt for 2 nights (embedded their smell and sweats) Asked females to smell it and rate their attractiveness based on smell.
