Halberstadt, Jamin, Pecher, Diane, Zeelenberg, René, Wai, Laurent Ip and Winkielman, Piotr (2013) Two faces of attractiveness : making beauty in averageness appear and reverse. Psychological Science, 24 (11). pp. 2343-2346. doi:10.1177/0956797613491969

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Abstract

Psychological research shows clearly that average faces are attractive. Faces generally become more attractive when they are blended (morphed) with other faces (Langlois & Roggman, 1990) or when they are distorted toward the population average (Rhodes & Tremewan, 1996), and natural variations in averageness strongly predict attractiveness (Halberstadt, 2006; Light, Hollander, & Kayra-Stuart, 1981; Rhodes, Sumich, & Byatt, 1999). Rarely has a psychological phenomenon been demonstrated to be so robust; indeed, to our knowledge, no published study has indicated that averaging produced a face that was less attractive than the original faces from which it was generated.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Behavioural Science Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Sexual attraction
Journal or Publication Title:	Psychological Science
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
ISSN:	0956-7976
Official Date:	November 2013
Dates:	Date Event November 2013 Published 6 September 2013 Available
Volume:	24
Number:	11
Number of Pages:	4
Page Range:	pp. 2343-2346
DOI:	10.1177/0956797613491969
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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