Averageness
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| - | '''Physical attractiveness''' is a measure of an individual's [[power]] to [[attract]], [[arouse]] [[interest]], or instill [[pleasure]]. The term may also apply to a group, race, or type of people. [[Trait]]s may range from being deemed as extremely [[repulsive]] to those that are extremely [[attractive]]. Common scientific quantifiers used to measure "physical attractiveness" are [[averageness]], [[symmetry (physical attractiveness)|symmetry]], and [[youthfulness]] (in women), as well as others, such as complexion, skin tone, vigor, etc. Physical attractiveness has a close relationship to [[beauty]]. | ||
| - | Moreover, attractiveness can include various implications, such as [[sexual attractiveness]], [[cuteness]], and [[physique]]. Judgment of attractiveness of physical traits is partly universal to all human cultures, partly dependent on culture or [[society]] or time period, and partly a matter of individual [[preference]]. Despite the existence of universally agreed upon signs of beauty in both genders, both homosexual and heterosexual men tend to place significantly higher value on physical appearance in a partner than women. This can be explained by [[evolutionary psychology]] as a consequence of the ancestral men who cared more about appearances of their partners enjoyed greater evolutionary success as a result of higher fertility in those partners, whereas the ability to impregnate and provide resources for a woman matters much less on the appearance of the man with whom she's mated. | + | In [[attractiveness]] studies, '''averageness''' is one of the characteristics of physical [[beauty]] in which the average [[phenotype]], i.e. outward appearance, of the individual theoretically characterizes averaged [[genotypes]], thus indicating [[health]] and [[fertility]]. The majority of averageness studies and theories have to do with photographic overlay studies, in which images are morphed together. Other factors involved in measuring attractiveness are [[symmetry (physical attractiveness)|symmetry]] and [[youthfulness]]. |
| - | Physical attractiveness can have a significant effect on how people are judged, in terms of employment or social opportunities, friendship, sexual behavior, and marriage. In many cases humans attribute positive characteristics, such as intelligence and honesty, to attractive people without consciously realizing it.{{GFDL}} | + | {{GFDL}} |
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In attractiveness studies, averageness is one of the characteristics of physical beauty in which the average phenotype, i.e. outward appearance, of the individual theoretically characterizes averaged genotypes, thus indicating health and fertility. The majority of averageness studies and theories have to do with photographic overlay studies, in which images are morphed together. Other factors involved in measuring attractiveness are symmetry and youthfulness.
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