ResumoEste artigo apresenta uma revisão teórica sobre três fatores que podem infl uenciar no julgamento da atratividade facial: cuidado parental, fatores psicológicos e percepção da dominância, todos relacionados às diferenças individuais. Discute-se se eles afetam os resultados de estudos que envolvam percepção facial, de modo a refutar a hipótese dos hormônios como os maiores infl uenciadores no julgamento da atratividade. Encontrar as possíveis variáveis que infl uenciam a atratividade facial pode ajudar a explicar os resultados controversos, além de ampliar o conhecimento sobre a escolha do parceiro. Palavras-chave: Diferença individual, atratividade facial, julgamento da atratividade, percepção facial.
AbstractThis paper is about a review on three factors that may affect the judgment of facial attractiveness: parenting care, psychological factors and dominance. They are all related to individual differences. It is discussed whether they may affect the results of studies involving face perception, refuting the hypothesis that hormones have major infl uence in attractiveness judgments. Finding possible variables that infl uence facial attractiveness may help to explain the controversial results in this area broadening our understanding about mate choice.
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