SOP 3004 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Physical Attractiveness, Burglary

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Social Psychology
• Course: SOP 3004
• Professor: Sheppard James

Document Summary

Physical attractiveness only thing that can reasonably predict whether we take a second date with someone is how physically attractive they are o relationships similarity in attractiveness is most important in long term. Benefits of attractiveness o o than unattractive people. Halo effect; attractive seen as being smarter and friendly. Beauty and behavioral confirmaton(self fulfilling prophecy) when we expect people to behave a certain way, we behave in a similar way to them that elicits the expected response. o o o. Attractive photo and unattactive photo: phone converation: man calls 2 women, phone conversation recorded, judges rated: interactions of men responses of women. Judges perceived conversations with attractive women as o friendlier than convos with unattractive. women were also rated as friendlier. Attractiveness and punishment benefit of the doubt more. less fae beauty to exploit attractive (5. 2) attractive people have less punishments, given the.