Attentional and affective biases for attractive females emerge early in development.
Predominant experience with females early in development results in infants developing an attractive, female-like facial representation that guides children's attention toward and affective preferences for attractive females. When combined with increased interest in the other sex at puberty, these early emerging biases might help explain the robust prosocial and financial biases men exhibit toward attractive women during adulthood.
University of Nevada,Las Vegas,Las Vegas,NV 89154-5030.Jennifer.rennels@unlv.eduverbas@unlv.nevada.eduhttps://www.unlv.edu/people/jennifer-rennels.
Jennifer Lynn
JL
Rennels
University of Nevada,Las Vegas,Las Vegas,NV 89154-5030.Jennifer.rennels@unlv.eduverbas@unlv.nevada.eduhttps://www.unlv.edu/people/jennifer-rennels.
Stephanie Ann
SA
Verba
D001288:Attention; D015982:Bias; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D058025:Interdisciplinary Studies; D008297:Male; D011593:Psychology, Social; D012741:Sexual Maturation