Abstract
The dominant theory of facial attractiveness judgments is that they evolved to identify healthy individuals with strong immune systems. Here, we summarize results of recent tests of this hypothesis, concluding that it has little compelling empirical support. We then propose an alternative perspective that emphasizes the effects of lifestyle health.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1018-1020 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Trends in Cognitive Sciences |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| Early online date | 5 Oct 2021 |
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| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 5 Oct 2021 |
Keywords
- facial attractiveness
- immunocompetence