Similar faces attracted to each other
14 February 2006
by Richard
Conan-Davies
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People are attracted to facial characteristics indicative of personality traits similar to their own, a new study has found. Psychology researchers from the university of Liverpool, Led by Dr Tony Little asked people to judge perceived age, attractiveness, and personality traits of real-life married couples. Photos of female faces were viewed separately to male faces, so that participants were unaware of who was married to whom. Dr Little explained that "We found that perceptions of age, attractiveness and personality were very similar between male and female couples. For example if the female face was rated as 'sociable' then her partner was also more likely to be rated as 'sociable.'" The researchers are now looking for single and attached people to take part in an online study that will include questions about their personality, age and how they rate their own attractiveness. The study also will feature face preference tests. Here the people will be asked to rate the attractiveness of different face types. The online study willlook at whether an individual's physical and personality traits sway their choice of face. The public are invited to take part in the online face experiments by logging on to www.alittlelab.com |
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