Social behavior is ordinarily treated as being under conscious (if not always thoughtful)
control. However, considerable evidence now supports the view that social behavior often …

This review demonstrates that the physical attractiveness stereotype established by studies
of person perception is not as strong or general as suggested by the often-used summary …

This article offers objectification theory as a framework for understanding the experiential
consequences of being female in a culture that sexually objectifies the female body …

A pictorial instrument was developed to examine perceptions of body figure in a cross‐
sectional survey of 1118 preadolescent children. Hypothesis testing related to differences in …

The consistency of physical attractiveness ratings across cultural groups was examined. In
Study 1, recently arrived native Asian and Hispanic students and White Americans rated the …

Abstract Investigated, in 2 quasi-experiments, the relation between specific adult female
facial features and the attraction, attribution, and altruistic responses of adult males. Precise …

Mirror, Mirror... examines the hidden truth about good looks. Through extensive research of
scholarly studies and popular culture, the authors provide a lively and comprehensive view …

The purpose of the study was to determine whether the social attractiveness of a young adult
would be influenced by his or her dentofacial appearance. Black and white photographs of …

The multiple motive hypothesis of physical attractiveness suggests that women are attracted
to men whose appearances elicit their nurturant feelings, who appear to possess sexual …

The purpose of this study was to determine whether the social attractiveness of a child would
be influenced by his or her dentofacial appearance. Black and white photographs of an …