title: Fingertip aura and interpersonal attraction.
abstract: Concluding from our survey of the literature that fingertip auras (Kirlian effect) might be associated with interpersonal attraction, four hypotheses were advanced to test this assertion. It was hypothesized that individuals would respond with bigger auras to (1) opposite-sex photographers as compared to same-sex photographers, (2) to seductive opposite-sex photographers as opposed to normally behaving opposite-sex photographers, (3) to opposite-sex unknown peers as opposed to same-sex unknown peers, and (4) to liked as opposed to disliked same-sex persons. All hypotheses except (2) were supported. The second hypothesis was significant in a direction contrary to hypothesis. Fingertip auras are seen as a promising measurement device in the study of interpersonal attraction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Connecticut College, New London 06320, USA.
authors.forename: B I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Murstein
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Hadjolian