Predicting attractiveness from face parts reveals multiple covarying cues

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ID9619954
AutoresChang Hong Liu (0000-0002-2426-4014, Department of Psychology Bournemouth University Poole Dorset UK), Andrew W Young (0000-0002-1202-6297, Department of Psychology University of York UK), Jiaxin Li (0000-0003-2251-8815, Department of Psychology Renmin University of China Beijing China), Xinran Tian (Department of Psychology Renmin University of China Beijing China), Wenfeng Chen (0000-0002-4271-8366, Department of Psychology Renmin University of China Beijing China)
Ano2022
Volume113
Fascículo1
Páginas264-286
Data de publicação2022-02-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoBritish Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0007-1269 • E-ISSN: 2044-8295
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/bjop.12532
PMID34541676
OpenAlexW3199170649
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas46

In most studies of facial attractiveness perception, judgments are based on the whole face images. Here we investigated how attractiveness judgments from parts of faces compare to perceived attractiveness of the whole face, and to each other. We manipulated the extent and regions of occlusion, where either the left/right or the top/bottom half of the face was occluded. We also further segmented the face into relatively small horizontal regions involving the forehead, eyes, nose, or mouth. The results demonstrated the correlated nature of face regions, such that an attractiveness judgment for one face part can be highly predictive of the attractiveness of the whole face or the other parts. The left/right half of the face created more accurate predictions than the top/bottom half. Judgments involving a larger area of the face (i.e., left/right or top/bottom halves) produced more accurate predictions than those derived from smaller regions, such as the eyes or the mouth alone, but even the smallest and most featureless region investigated (the forehead) provided useful information. The correlated nature of the attractiveness of face parts shows that perceived attractiveness is determined by multiple covarying cues that the visual system can exploit to determine attractiveness from a single glance

Attractiveness · Biology · Cognitive psychology · Face (sociological concept) · Face perception · Facial attractiveness · Forehead · Linguistics · Perception · Anatomy · Communication · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Face Recognition and Perception · Neuroscience · Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies · Psychology