Context matters for attractiveness bias.
To fully understand the attractiveness bias, we propose that contextual factors or affordances should be integrated into the mating-based evolutionary account of Maestripieri et al. We review examples highlighting the role of contextual factors in the perception of attractiveness and in attractiveness bias. These suggest contextual factors differentially afford the development of preference for attractive others into observed habits of mind.
Department of Psychology,University of Kansas,Lawrence, KS 66045lee@ku.eduadamsg@ku.eduogillath@ku.eduhttps://psych.ku.edu/glenn-adamshttps://gillab.ku.edu/.
Juwon
J
Lee
Department of Psychology,University of Kansas,Lawrence, KS 66045lee@ku.eduadamsg@ku.eduogillath@ku.eduhttps://psych.ku.edu/glenn-adamshttps://gillab.ku.edu/.
Glenn
G
Adams
School of Business, University of Kansas,Lawrence, KS 66045jessica.li@ku.edu.
Yexin Jessica
YJ
Li
Department of Psychology,University of Kansas,Lawrence, KS 66045lee@ku.eduadamsg@ku.eduogillath@ku.eduhttps://psych.ku.edu/glenn-adamshttps://gillab.ku.edu/.
Omri
O
Gillath
D001504:Beauty; D015982:Bias; D005075:Biological Evolution; D010465:Perception; D011593:Psychology, Social