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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 14:42:55 EST
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- From: "Gerri Oppedisano (8-863-7225)" <gerri@WATSON.IBM.COM>
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- > expected by chance. For example, this does not mean that you and your
- >significant other might look the same, but that if you were, say, an "8"
- > on a scale of 1-10, your partner is more likely to also be an "8".
- >
- > Now, as far as research on the subject- the famous "computer dance
- > experiment" by Walster and Berscheid, et al. (1966?) was the first to
- > really propose such a hypothesis. A few other experimental studies tried
- >to show matching also, but were unsuccessful, as the BEST predictor of a
- > relationship was how atractive the person was, not how SIMILAR the
- > partners were.
- >
- > In the mid 70's, correlational studies began finding matching between
- > romantic partners on global physical attractiveness. To date, nothing has
- >
- > Thanks,
- >
- > Jon Abramowitz (Bucknell University)
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- My comment is, what is "Global Attractiveness", and who's the judge?
- When you say a person who is an "8" is likely to have a partner who is
- also an "8", do you really mean a person who is judged as an 8 by a
- particular judge will likely have a partner who is also judged as an
- "8" by the same judge? Or were ratings averaged scores of a number of
- judges (in which case judge1 could've given couple1 an 8 and a 4, and
- judge2 could've give couple1 a 4 and an 8.. neither judge rated the
- partners the same, yet the averaged scores would imply that the judges
- felt the partners had the same attractiveness)..
-
- In general, I think attractiveness rating is too subjective a call. I
- don't think there are any absolutes on attractiveness. I would be more
- likely to believe the conclusion that couples tend to have the same sort
- of look, and therefore may tend to be rated the same in level of
- attractiveness by a particular judge.
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