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ndetroit · 08-09-2003, 12:53 PM

and yet, all the "psychology of beauty and attraction" research seems to point to the fact that "perfectly average" is the most appealing facial and body type..

IE: if you take a composite of 4 female faces, it will be more beautiful than the average person. If you take a composite of 8, it will be even more beautiful, and so on, etc.. And furthermore, if you take that AVERAGED face, and then exaggerate the sex-based features of it (ie: make it more "womanly" or "manly" it becomes further attractive..

I remember that discover had this sort of haunting face on its cover a few years back, it was a composite of a few thousand female faces.. I couldn't find it, but did find this link, which was a pretty neat read:

http://www.discover.com/feb_00/featbeauty.html

I particularly like this quote:

Halle Berry's flawless skin may rivet moviegoers because, at some deep level, it persuades us that she is parasite-free and consequently good mating material.

tee hee.

08-09-2003, 12:53 PM	#12
ndetroit Master Locutor Join Date: May 2001 Location: vancouver Posts: 158	and yet, all the "psychology of beauty and attraction" research seems to point to the fact that "perfectly average" is the most appealing facial and body type.. IE: if you take a composite of 4 female faces, it will be more beautiful than the average person. If you take a composite of 8, it will be even more beautiful, and so on, etc.. And furthermore, if you take that AVERAGED face, and then exaggerate the sex-based features of it (ie: make it more "womanly" or "manly" it becomes further attractive.. I remember that discover had this sort of haunting face on its cover a few years back, it was a composite of a few thousand female faces.. I couldn't find it, but did find this link, which was a pretty neat read: http://www.discover.com/feb_00/featbeauty.html I particularly like this quote: Halle Berry's flawless skin may rivet moviegoers because, at some deep level, it persuades us that she is parasite-free and consequently good mating material. tee hee.