Stereotype Directionality and Attractiveness Stereotyping: Is Beauty Good or is Ugly Bad?

Griffin, Angela; Langlois, Judith H.

doi:10.1521/soco.2006.24.2.187

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“…8,9 Therefore, the procedure differs from those commonly used in psychological investigations, where two-dimensional records are used. 11,12,22,26,27 Additionally, we tried to link measurements to ratings: even if the human visual system possesses a better sensitivity than the current measurement methods, 11,28 health professionals cannot rely only on perception, but they need objective data for their diagnosis and treatment.…”

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Soft-Tissue Facial Characteristics of Attractive Italian Women as Compared to Normal Women

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D’Alessio³

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The Angle Orthodontist

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Objective: To compare the facial characteristics of two different groups of attractive women with those of reference women. Materials and Methods: The three-dimensional coordinates of 50 facial landmarks were collected in 71 healthy reference women (18-30 years old) and in 24 coetaneous ''attractive'' women selected during two different beauty competitions; soft tissue facial angles, distances, areas, and volumes were computed and compared using analysis of variance. Results: When compared with reference women, both groups of attractive women shared several similar facial characteristics: relatively large forehead (P Ͻ .001), reduced mandible (P ϭ .008), and rounded face (reduced surface-to-volume ratio, P ϭ .002). They had a more acute soft tissue profile, an increased upper facial width (P Ͻ .001) and middle facial depth, larger mouth, and more voluminous lips (P ϭ .005) than reference women. Conclusions: Both groups of attractive women had several facial characteristics suggesting babyness. Nonetheless, each group of women was characterized by a different development of these features. Esthetic reference values can be a useful tool for clinicians, but should always consider the characteristics of individual faces. (Angle Orthod. 2009;79:17-23.)

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“…Therefore, a beautiful face becomes the key to success. 10,21,22 Furthermore, each human face is individually determined, carrying information that allows the identification of the single person. Even among attractive faces, there is a wide variety of facial characteristics that do not repeat the same standard.…”

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Soft-Tissue Facial Characteristics of Attractive Italian Women as Compared to Normal Women

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D’Alessio³

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The Angle Orthodontist

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“…Initial attraction is characterized by the willingness to interact/positivity (positive feelings towards someone and disposition to interact with him/her from the first moment), physiological reactions (level of arousal experienced by a person towards another), and flirting/fantasizing behaviours (a pattern of thought that stirs one's imagination and sexuality towards someone) (Rodrigues & Garcia-Marques, 2006). Overall, the influence of biological and cultural factors leads to a greater disposition to experience attraction for the opposite gender (Griffin & Langlois, 2006;Rodrigues & Garcia-Marques, 2005).…”

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“…These gender differences may be related to biological and cultural factors (Gangestad, Hasselton, & Buss 2006;Griffin & Langlois, 2006), leading to a greater capacity to experience attraction for individuals of the opposite gender (Rodrigues & Garcia-Marques, 2005). Additionally, the factor structure of the scale suggests the existence of two dimensions of attraction (i.e., physiological reactions and flirting behaviour) sexually oriented and typically associated with feelings towards the opposite gender.…”

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Judge me, judge me not: The role of eye size and observer gender on acquaintance rape

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Título: Júzgame, no me juzgues: el rol del tamaño ocular y el género del observador en la violación por un conocido Resumen: El propósito de este estudio fue examinar el efecto del tamaño ocular y el género del observador en la atracción inicial percibida, honestidad, y atribuciones de responsabilidad en la violación. Se probó un diseño experimental 3 (tamaño del ojo: pequeño vs. normal vs. grande) x 2 (género del observador: masculino vs. femenino). Noventa participantes (45 mujeres y 45 hombres) observaron una de tres caras femeninas asignadas al azar (con manipulación del tamaño de los ojos), y puntuaron la honestidad y atractivo inicial. Entonces se les pidió que leyeran un escenario de violación por conocido con una mujer tradicional, puntuando la responsabilidad de la víctima y del agresor. Se demostró que el tamaño del ojo afecta a todas las variables del estudio: el rostro femenino con ojos grandes fue visto como más atractivo y honesto, se consideró menos responsable de su propia victimización, y el delincuente se vio como más responsable. El género se ha demostrado que afecta a la percepción de atracción inicial y a la responsabilidad de la víctima. Se discuten las implicaciones teóricas y prácticas Palabras clave: Violación por un conocido; tamaño de los ojos; género del observador; atribución de responsabilidad; atractivo; honestidad. Abstract:The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of eye size and observer gender on perceived initial attraction, honesty, and attributions of responsibility for rape. A 3 (eye size: small vs. normal vs. large) x 2 (observer gender: female vs. male) experimental design was tested. Ninety participants (45 women and 45 men) observed one of three randomly assigned female faces (with eye size manipulation), and rated initial attraction and honesty. They were then asked to read an acquaintance rape scenario with a traditional woman, rating the victim and perpetrator responsibility. Eye size was shown to affect all the study variables: the female face with large eyes was seen as more attractive and honest, was held less responsible for her own victimization, and the offender was held more responsible. Gender was proven to affect perceived initial attraction and victim responsibility. Theoretical and practical implications were discussed.

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“…Similarly, studies and meta-analyses assert that there is widely-held judgment that people who are beautiful are also more morally upright (26). When subjects were shown a photograph of a person and asked questions about the pictured individual, it was revealed that those who are attractive were assumed to be "more giving, helpful, intelligent, friendly" and these stereotypes exist even in children as young as 7-9 years (27). …”

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The neurobiology and evolutionary foundations of the perception of beauty

Eşel¹

2017

Dusunen Adam

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The neurobiology and evolutionary foundations of the perception of beauty Beauty in human beings can be defined as physical attractiveness to the opposite sex. Although the perception of attractiveness varies between cultures and individuals to a certain extent, it is established that most of the criteria for attractiveness are common among many cultures. According to evolutionary psychologists, facial and body-related features that people find attractive reflect the adaptations determined by sexual selection, which is one of the driving forces of evolution. These adaptations evolved to explore the mate value and reproductive success of a potential partner. Being attractive provides many social advantages to a person, and it is known that people make some positive attributions about other characteristics of such a person as well. Among humans, features such as facial beauty, youth, body shape, behaviors, voice tone, and ornamentation are important factors in the evaluation of attractiveness of the opposite sex.Keywords: Attractiveness, evolutionary psychology, mate selection, neurobiology ÖZET Güzellik algılamasının nörobiyolojisi ve evrimsel temelleriİnsanda güzellik kavramı karşı cins tarafından fiziksel olarak çekici bulunma niteliği olarak tanımlanabilir. Kültüre ve kişiye göre güzellik algılaması bir miktar değişken olsa da çoğu kültürde güzellik ölçütlerinin önemli bir bölümünün ortak olduğu ortaya konulmaktadır. Evrimci psikologlara göre insanların karşı cinste güzel bulduğu yüz ve bedenle ilişkili özellikler daha çok evrimin itici güçlerinden birisi olan cinsel seçilimin şekillendirdiği adaptasyonları yansıtmaktadır. Bu adaptasyonlar potansiyel bir eşin eş olarak değerinin ve üreme başarısının araştırılmasına yönelik olarak gelişmişlerdir. Güzel olmanın sosyal yaşamda kişiye sağladığı birçok faydalar olduğu gibi, bu kişilere diğer insanlarca başka kişisel özellikler bakımından da olumlu atıflar yapıldığı bilinmektedir.İnsanlarda karşı cinsin güzelliğinin değerlendirilmesinde bakılan kişinin yüz güzelliği, genç görünümü, beden şekli, davranışları, ses tonu ve süslenmesi gibi etkenler önemli bulunmaktadır.

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Stereotype Directionality and Attractiveness Stereotyping: Is Beauty Good or is Ugly Bad?

Cited by 213 publications

References 61 publications

Soft-Tissue Facial Characteristics of Attractive Italian Women as Compared to Normal Women

Soft-Tissue Facial Characteristics of Attractive Italian Women as Compared to Normal Women

Judge me, judge me not: The role of eye size and observer gender on acquaintance rape

The neurobiology and evolutionary foundations of the perception of beauty

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