Concentrating on beauty: sexual selection and sociospatial memory
- PMID: 16254085
- DOI: 10.1177/0146167205279583
Concentrating on beauty: sexual selection and sociospatial memory
Abstract
In three experiments, location memory for faces was examined using a computer version of the matching game Concentration. Findings suggested that physical attractiveness led to more efficient matching for female faces but not for male faces. Study 3 revealed this interaction despite allowing participants to initially see, attend to, and match the attractive male faces in the first few turns. Analysis of matching errors suggested that, compared to other targets, attractive women were less confusable with one another. Results are discussed in terms of the different functions that attractiveness serves for men and women.
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