Individual attractiveness preferences differentially modulate immediate and voluntary attention.

ABSTRACT: Physical attractiveness plays a crucial role in mate choice for both men and women. This is reflected in visual attention: people immediately attend towards and look longer at attractive faces, especially when they are motivated to find a partner. However, previous studies did not incorporate real-life dating decisions. Here, we aimed to combine attentional tasks with individual attractiveness ratings and a real-life mate choice context, namely a speed-dating paradigm. We investigated whether heterosexual non-committed young adults showed biases in immediate and voluntary attention towards attractive faces and preferred dating partners. In line with previous research, we found considerable individual differences in individual attractiveness preferences. Furthermore, our results showed that

SUBMITTER: Roth TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9905556 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature