Impressions from faces are made remarkably quickly and they can underpin behaviour in a
wide variety of social contexts. Over the last decade many studies have sought to trace the …

People across the world and throughout history have gone to great lengths to enhance their
physical appearance. Evolutionary psychologists and ethologists have largely attempted to …

Dominant theorizing and research surrounding the operation of intersexual selection in
evolutionary psychology tends to be guided by an adaptationist framework and aligned with …

Research has found that attractiveness has a positive “halo effect”, where people tend to
attribute socially desirable personality traits to physically attractive individuals. Several …

Previous research has indicated that facial attractiveness may provide cues to the
functioning of the immune system. Mating with individuals who have a more effective …

Physical attractiveness plays a crucial role in mate choice for both men and women. This is
reflected in visual attention: people immediately attend towards and look longer at attractive …

Human facial attractiveness is related to physical features, such as clear complexion and
symmetry. However, it is also known that facial attractiveness judgments are influenced by a …

People tend to evaluate themselves as better than they actually are. Such enhanced positive
evaluation occurs not only for the self but also for close others. We extend the exploration of …

Background: The 'beer goggles' phenomenon describes sexual attraction to individuals
when alcohol intoxicated whom we would not desire when sober. One possible explanation …

In the present study, we investigated the differences in the experience of attractiveness and
unattractiveness of human bodies. A total of 101 participants (55 females) were asked to …