Psych 210:
Chapter 8 with
verified
solutions 2024
What critical event does the video describe
as having a profound impact on whether we
find someone attractive or not? - answer First
kiss
Masculinity/Femininity - answer Males find
more feminine faces more attractive (smaller
face larger eyes) whereas women find
masculine faces more attractive (large jaw)
especially when they are most fertile. women
don't like faces that are too masculine and
threatening.
,Babyfacedness - answer childlike proportions
are generally more attractive especially in
women
Facial Symmetry - answer We find people
with more symmetric faces more attractive
possibly because we perceive that as having
better genetics
Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) - answer ration of .7
is typically thought of as more attractive in
females whereas a ratio of .8 to 1 is in males.
weight is distributed by sex hormones so it
indicates fertility.
Body Mass Index (BMI) - answer ration of
weight to height. as a basis for attraction it
has changed throughout time depending on
what weight represented
Vocal Pitch - answer men like higher voices
whereas women are typically attracted to
lower voices
, Smell - answer western culture typically likes
"clean" smelling people. when women are
ovulating however their B.O. smells better to
men and men's smells better to them. we are
also attracted to the smell of people who
share the same orientation as us
According to the study presented in the
video, gay men were most aligned with whom
when rating their attractions? - answer
straight women
Pheromones - answer odorless chemicals that
serve as social signals to members of one's
species and lead to increased desire for sex.
during ovulation they are likely why strippers
get more tips.
Similarity
(attraction similarity hypothesis) - answer we
prefer and are more romantically attracted to
those who we view as more similar to us in
physical attractiveness, attitudes, values and
activity preferences.
Chapter 8 with
verified
solutions 2024
What critical event does the video describe
as having a profound impact on whether we
find someone attractive or not? - answer First
kiss
Masculinity/Femininity - answer Males find
more feminine faces more attractive (smaller
face larger eyes) whereas women find
masculine faces more attractive (large jaw)
especially when they are most fertile. women
don't like faces that are too masculine and
threatening.
,Babyfacedness - answer childlike proportions
are generally more attractive especially in
women
Facial Symmetry - answer We find people
with more symmetric faces more attractive
possibly because we perceive that as having
better genetics
Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) - answer ration of .7
is typically thought of as more attractive in
females whereas a ratio of .8 to 1 is in males.
weight is distributed by sex hormones so it
indicates fertility.
Body Mass Index (BMI) - answer ration of
weight to height. as a basis for attraction it
has changed throughout time depending on
what weight represented
Vocal Pitch - answer men like higher voices
whereas women are typically attracted to
lower voices
, Smell - answer western culture typically likes
"clean" smelling people. when women are
ovulating however their B.O. smells better to
men and men's smells better to them. we are
also attracted to the smell of people who
share the same orientation as us
According to the study presented in the
video, gay men were most aligned with whom
when rating their attractions? - answer
straight women
Pheromones - answer odorless chemicals that
serve as social signals to members of one's
species and lead to increased desire for sex.
during ovulation they are likely why strippers
get more tips.
Similarity
(attraction similarity hypothesis) - answer we
prefer and are more romantically attracted to
those who we view as more similar to us in
physical attractiveness, attitudes, values and
activity preferences.
