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At what age are women perceived to be most attractive?
Someone once quoted a research at me:
Men were shown photographs of female body parts and asked to judge the attractiveness. The result was that men (of all ages) found 14 year old females the most (...
user3116
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How to predict romantic attraction
Dating websites and psychological researchers attempt to find those factors that predict the fit between potential romantic partners. Examples for factors taken into consideration are the "big five" ...
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What is the psychology behind male pornographic actors having larger than average penises?
There is a question What does scientific research say about the relationship between penis size and attractiveness?
This answer and this link give the statistics of penis size. Given these ...
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What makes someone attractive psychologically?
What makes a person particularly attractive to another person, specifically the opposite sex?
Why would the brain evolve this trait to target specific genes (that make someone look pretty), and ...
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Are there sex differences in inter-rater consistency of attractiveness ratings of opposite-sex faces?
Is there any research that assesses whether males or females judge faces of the opposite sex with a greater internal consistency? That is, is the standard deviation of attraction ratings for a ...
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Is it normal for men in long term relationships to want to have sexual relationships with other women?
If a man who is married or in a long term relationship wants to have sexual relationships with other women, is this pathological, deviant, maybe even a disorder? Or is it part of normal and healthy ...
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Is there psychological research on seduction?
I've been reading a lot of books about seduction. Most of them rely on (approximative) psychological basis and presents really interesting insights. Robert Greene - Art of seduction, for example ...
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How important is eye contact for attraction between a man and woman?
How important is eye contact for creating/inducing attraction & showing showing "confidence" towards them?
What is the optimal eye locking duration between 2 persons for inducing this attraction?
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Body Language: Why do we act differently around someone we're attracted to?
Many professionals have said that when you're attracted to someone, you tend to fidget, run your hands through your hair, sit with your legs facing them, and that our faces light up around them, which ...
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Why are some people attracted to people of other races?
Is it true that we were evolved to dislike people of other races genetically?
If so, why are some people attracted to people of races other than their own?
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Do nice guys finish last?
I read a recent article, suggesting that
the nicest guys in a society are selected last by females.
The article continues to identify the cause as a lack of aggressive nature and competitiveness, ...
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Are perceptions of beauty and the ideal partner mostly determined by mass media?
Mass-media marketing seems to strongly influence people's beliefs.
Are perceptions of beauty and the ideal partner mostly determined by what mass media proposes?
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How long does physical attraction typically last in a permanent relationship?
How long, on average (and with as much other statistical data, e.g. standard deviation, as possible) does physical attraction between male and female in a permanent relationship last?
I believe this ...
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What makes some criminals glamorous to others?
Some murderers are glamorized by society while others labeled monsters.
In both cases, they can commit the same terrible crimes and cause the same amounts of pain - yet one can be romanticized the ...
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What is the difference between having a crush on someone and loving someone?
What is the difference between having a crush on someone and loving someone?
What is the psychological basis of this?
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What explains the relative importance of physical versus mental features in human mate selection?
I assume that it is the brain that has put human beings at the top of the food chain (Biped and opposable thumbs aside).
Darwin's theory of survival of the fittest suggest that the best specimens of ...
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Attractiveness bias, based on political views
I've noticed that if I agree with the political/cultural/religious views of a person, then he looks sort-of beautiful (physical appearance), even if he (or she) happens to be ugly.
I've also noticed ...
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How has psychology categorised different types of love?
How has psychological theory categorised the different types of love?
What taxonomies of love are most accepted or useful in psychology?
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I went through Triangular theory of love. Are there any ...
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Is there a correlation or cause-effect relationship between attractiveness and feet?
My psychology professor is very hard to understand and can't speak English well. She was saying something about a study was done that found the best indicator of a physical attractiveness is feet, and ...
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Literature with regards to facial attractiveness?
I would like to ask for suggestions of literature regarding the study of facial features, preferably in a context of how they may be considered attractive or not.
To clarify, the goal is to try and ...
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