Symmetry and human facial attractiveness.
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Summary
When the shape of facial features is varied, increasing symmetry of face shape increases ratings of attractiveness for both male and female faces, implying facial symmetry may have a positive impact on mate selection in humans.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 1999-09-01
- Cited by
- 589
- References
- 41
- Access
- Open access
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- https://openalex.org/W2022179201
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- https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:18270137
Keywords
Facial symmetry, Attractiveness, Symmetry (geometry), Psychology, Fluctuating asymmetry
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