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Candidate Appearance Matters
Appearance matters – but not in the same way for male and female political candidates. Limiting this discussion to the beauty-relevant elements of Chiao, Bowman, & Gill’s 2008 study, being...
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You may hear about a study that suggests the attractiveness of your avatar in a virtual world influences how you’ll be treated. If you’d like to read the full-text of the study by Banakou &...
View ArticleWill be back as soon as possible!
For those who have been wondering where my posts have been recently: I’m working on a revision of my introductory psychology sequence and the project has just been bigger and more time consuming than...
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Is Beauty More Rewarding for Men II?
It’s been too long since I have made regular postings to the Beauty Blog. I am happy to report that I am back and ready to go! Just to get started, I have decided that every so often I will be...
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How Much Does Symmetry Influence Attractiveness Ratings?
Stefan Van Dongen has just published a very nice meta analysis of the relationship between attractiveness ratings and measures of asymmetry. The noteworthy findings include: visible asymmetries are...
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BMI and Self-Rated Attractiveness
Frederick et.al. (2006), utilizing survey data primarily from readers at msnbc.com found a clear relationship (plotted in the image to the right) between BMI and body satisfaction. In this study, women...
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