Attractiveness bias: A cognitive explanation.
According to cognitive averaging theory, preferences for attractive faces result from their similarity to facial prototypes, the categorical central tendencies of a population of faces. Prototypical faces are processed more fluently, resulting in increased positive affect in the viewer.
Department of Psychology,The University of Texas at Austin,Austin, TX 78712scheinst@utexas.edujlanglois@austin.utexas.edu.
Stevie S
SS
Schein
Department of Psychology,Texas State University,Austin, TX 78712.logant@txstate.edu.
Logan T
LT
Trujillo
Department of Psychology,The University of Texas at Austin,Austin, TX 78712scheinst@utexas.edujlanglois@austin.utexas.edu.
Judith H
JH
Langlois
D015982:Bias; D005075:Biological Evolution; D003071:Cognition; D058025:Interdisciplinary Studies; D011593:Psychology, Social