more attracted to people who are physically good looking
attraction
evolutionary explanation is physical indications of health, facial symmetry and resource indicate good genes, we want best genes possible for offspring
halo effect
people with physical characteristic of physical attractiveness are also assumed to be as successful in other areas of life, eg. intelligent, hardworking, sociable
halo effect
can result in others interacting more positively towards them, resulting in them actually becoming more successful
matching hypothesis
cannot all mate with most attractive members of our population
matching hypothesis
we realistically appraise our own attractiveness in relationships to others
matching hypothesis
we look for romantic partners who are at a similar level of attractiveness
matching hypothesis
we avoid pain of rejection by not chasing partners we see as too attractive
matching hypothesis
retain our partners by not choosing someone who will leave us for someone else
