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Lecture17prob.mating
Term | Definition |
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Men’s long-term mating preferences | Facial beauty Youthful, Healthy Features Facial topography symmetry, averageness, femininity |
Men’s long-term mating preferences: Beauty | physical characteristics related to reproductive potential: Age/health |
Male and female long-term mating preferences | love kindness, intelligence, like-mindedness |
Female Beauty – 1. Age/health | full lips, clear smooth skin, clear bright eyes, lustrous hair, good muscle tone and body fat distribution |
cues of ill health or old age are found less attractive | poor complexion, grey hair, sores, disfigurement, filthiness |
Tobriand Islanders (Melanesia) skin lesions are antithetical to beauty | lustrous skin, hair and strong teeth are essential elements of beauty |
Beauty: age | evolutionary pull to 20-30 (maximal reproductive value) |
older women rated | less attractive by both men and women |
age-related decline in ratings was greater | with male raters than female raters |
Symmetry: environmental stressors can alter development | physical insults, parasites, aging |
Men’s long-term mating preferences: Beauty – 2. Facial topography | composite face study, attractiveness and symmetry correlation and Attractiveness study |
composite face study | averages wash out irregularities and cause a shift towards greater symmetry |
swallows | tail symmetry |
composite face | less feminine faces averages wash out irregularities and shifts to greater symmetry |
higher estrogen levels correlate with | more feminine features and fertility |
body builders have | more masculine face because of higher testosterone |