PSYCH 160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Equity Theory, Social Exchange Theory, Physical Attractiveness
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List in order of importance the qualities that you look for in someone you would want to date. Humor, caregiving, intelligence, honesty, attractiveness, friendliness, adventurousness, wealth, creativity, orderliness, style, spontaneity. Person a: extraordinarily good looking, no ambition at small restaurant. Person b: average, sold patent for invention, ambitious, in prestigious medical school. Gender differences in choice: girls - person b, male - person a. Buss and other evolutionary psychologists argue that these differences relate to the likelihood of passing on of genes. Women still use attractiveness (still very important) Males = large eyes, prominent cheekbones, large chin, big smile. Females = large eyes, small nose, small chin, prominent cheekbones, narrow cheeks, high eyebrows, a big smile. Composite pictures study: individuals with facial features that were composite averages were rated as more attractive (langois, roggman, musselman) Researchers concluded that average people aren"t more attractive but average locations of features are.
