Psychology 2075 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Sociosexual Orientation, Facial Symmetry, Tinder

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: Michelle Everest

Document Summary

There are some homophiles that are very powerful about how people pair together. Physical attractiveness is a determinant of sexual attraction. We tend to be attracted to people who are physically attractive general body size, symmetry of the face and neonate facial features. Males are often deemed attractive is they have sharp features. What men vs women find attractive relates back to our evolutionary perspective. Men find age important because they are aware that women have a reproductive window. Women look for men who have ambition, this may be because they are looking for someone who will be able to support them. Pairing is seen as an exchange of resources you both have the expectation that you are both bringing valuable things to the relationship. 80% of cultures participate in arranged marriages in north america we participate in individualist emphasis on romantic love.