PSYC401 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Role Theory, Physical Attractiveness, Sexual Selection

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8 Sep 2016
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Proximity (mit dorm): bein there, availability, likin the one"s we r near. Mere exposure: more often ppl are exposed to an object, the more positively they evaluate tht object. 2. beauty: gettin drawn in, more averaged face looks better a. halo effect:: self-fulfilling prophecy: c. attractive shape: hip to waist ratio. a. Ideal for attractiveness=0. 7 evidence: miss america hip to waist ratio stayed consistent over time and preferred ratio across culture: gender diff in what is attractive: 2. women: good financial propects, signs tht can provide economic resources: age and height: why? (evolutionary perspectives, sexual selection: gender diff when males and female face diff adaptive pressures - Women must invest more in each offspring, men must attract mates/ spread seed. Additional evidence: a. what is attractive does seem to correspond w reproductive capacity b. some gender diff affected by menstrual cycle(when highest chance of pregnancy women prefer more masculine faces. ) f. why? (social role theory): 1.

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