PSY354H5 Chapter 8: Lecture 6 Notes
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Lecture 6 notes chapter 8 attraction, arousal, & response. Beauty is not entirely in the eye of the beholder. Our looks are usually the first cues to attractiveness that are available to others. Number of epc partners and number of times chosen as an epc partner (epc = extra pair. Slimness-fatness is an important dimension influencing judgements of attractiveness, especially when women"s attractiveness is being judged: this dimension is expressed as the bmi (healthy bmi is 18. 5-25, studies show slimness is preferred. It seems men do prefer larger-than average size breasts, but only in combination with a narrow waist; thus they are not attractive when they reflect a general obesity. For men wide shoulders, and well-developed pectoral muscles increase women"s ratings of men"s attractiveness, presumably by increasing their perceived strength. People generally find faces of individuals from their own ethnic group more attractive than faces from other groups. Besides touch, hearing and olfaction may also be important.
