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Is beauty in the face of the beholder?

PloS one - 1 Jan 2013

Laeng Bruno, Vermeer Oddrun, Sulutvedt Unni

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Opposing forces influence assortative mating so that one seeks a similar mate while at the same time avoiding inbreeding with close relatives. Thus, mate choice may be a balancing of phenotypic similarity and dissimilarity between partners. In the present study, we assessed the role of resemblance to Self's facial traits in judgments of physical attractiveness. Participants chose the most attractive face image of...

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PMID: 23874608
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068395
PMCID: PMC3707967

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