Questions tagged [physical-attraction]
For questions about characteristics that humans or animals find appealing on a sexual or aesthetic level.
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Response bias in physical and sexual attraction/attractiveness surveys
There are a few potential sources of response bias in surveys intended to measure attractiveness levels of individuals, especially in the context of differences in personal qualities of judges.
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Is there research into why people use piercings or tattoos for personal reasons?
I am interested in reasons why people engage in body modifications, such as piercings or tattoos. I am aware of some religious reasons, and some religions forbidding such activity, but I am ...
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Attractiveness bias, based on political views
I've noticed that if I agree with the political/cultural/religious views of a person, then he looks sort-of beautiful (physical appearance), even if he (or she) happens to be ugly.
I've also noticed ...
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Separation of romantic and sexual attraction
Occasionally I meet people who say that they are sexually attracted to X group of people (e.g. men) and romantically attracted to Y group of people, X and Y not being the same (Sometimes they overlap, ...
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Is 'averageness' in the study of facial attraction ethnicity specific?
Is 'averageness' in the study of facial attraction ethnicity specific? I just always wondered whether the 'beauty' ideal of "averageness" is human wide, or is the average across some group or groups.
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Does female attractiveness correlate with age progression?
I'm interested in Evolutionary Psychology and the male perception of female beauty. One of the ideas I'm trying to investigate is the correlation between female fertility and her attractiveness. A ...
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Does the percieved attraction of peers change significantly when living in a foreign culture? [closed]
Observation: After living 10 month in India me and other exchange students (subjectively) rated the attractiveness of Indians far higher than at the beginning of the stay.
Hypothesis: It (...
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Testosterone in women vs. estrogen in men?
It is known that women with higher estrogen are more likely to find men with higher testosterone as more attractive. Positive feedback is also known.
But are women with higher testosterone level are ...
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Is there any update on the hypothesis on primary emotions corresponding on "love"?
Fisher (2000) hypothesized that sex drive, attraction and attachment are the three primary emotions correspond to mating, reproduction and parenting behaviors; those are three discrete constellations ...
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What does the literature say about why women aren't attracted to nice guys?
Dating coaches make the point that women may "like," or "appreciate" a nice man, but they aren't likely to be attracted to, or fall madly in love with such behavior (until fairly late in the ...
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What are the laws of female physical attractiveness?
Though sometimes beauty is in the eye of the beholder there must be certain physical traits that humans consistently find attractive. What are these physical beauty traits for women in modern ...
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Does homosexuality correlate with narcissism or finding yourself attractive?
I'm a heterosexual male. Male bodies do not appeal to me much. I find my own (average) body mediocre. At the same time I find average female bodies rather interesting and attractive. The same goes for ...
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Literature with regards to facial attractiveness?
I would like to ask for suggestions of literature regarding the study of facial features, preferably in a context of how they may be considered attractive or not.
To clarify, the goal is to try and ...
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Freud's theory regarding child to parent attraction
This may be a thought from false information but even from some teachers I've heard quotes of how Sigmund Freud had a theory about how children are attracted to ...
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Body Language: Why do we act differently around someone we're attracted to?
Many professionals have said that when you're attracted to someone, you tend to fidget, run your hands through your hair, sit with your legs facing them, and that our faces light up around them, which ...
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