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      • Physical attraction, fueled by biology and evolutionary processes, is based on an individual’s physical appearance and is often experienced as an instant, visceral reaction to someone’s looks.
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  2. We review evidence indicating that this is how human perception of attractiveness works, and highlight the need for more comprehensive and systematic investigations into contextual variation in human standards of attractiveness.

  3. Throughout daily life, how a person looks is on display during their in-person and online interactions. Assessment of conventional physical attractiveness is a key snap judgment made by others, during a first encounter and throughout an exchange.

  4. Jun 6, 2011 · Physical appearance is important to humans and certain features appear to be found attractive across individuals and cultures [ 2 ]. The same holds true across the animal kingdom; most non-human species rely on external traits, such as the size, shape and colour of adornments (e.g. feathers, fur and fins) to attract mates [ 3 ].

  5. Dec 19, 2016 · However, the perception of physical attractiveness is a flexible ideal and subject to change based on environmental conditions. This allows attractiveness preferences to adapt to reflect changing conditions and so match mate selection preferences to the optimal body size and shape for health and fitness in a specific environment.

  6. Physical attractiveness is the degree to which a person's physical features are considered aesthetically pleasing or beautiful. The term often implies sexual attractiveness or desirability, but can also be distinct from either.

  7. Sep 1, 1995 · The evolutionary psychology of physical attractiveness: Sexual selection and human morphology. Psychological evidence suggests that sex differences in morphology have been modified by sexual selection so as to attract mates (intersexual selection) or intimidate rivals (intrasexual selection).

  8. Introduction. The physical attractiveness stereotype refers to generalizations about individuals based on their appearance (high, medium, or low attractiveness). This stereotype affects perceivers’ beliefs and expectations about others depending upon the target person’s level of attractiveness.

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