March 12, 2008
New research by Professor Lee finds that men and women place a premium on looks
In their new research, forthcoming in Psychological Science, Professor Leonard Lee and his collaborators (George Loewenstein of Carnegie Mellon University, Dan Ariely of MIT, and the founders of HOTorNOT.com, James Hong and Jim Young) found that whereas people’s own physical attractiveness has an impact on whom they choose to date, it does not affect their perception of how physically attractive their potential dates are. Furthermore, compared to females, males are more influenced by how physically attractive their potential dates are, but less affected by how attractive they themselves are, when deciding whom to date.
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