All Articles Tagged As: attraction

Bikini-Clad Women Make Men Impatient (6/2/2008)

Images of sexy women tend to whet men's sexual appetite. But stimulating new research says there's more than meets the eye ...> Full Article

Rules of the game: the unwritten rules of the bar pick-up (5/23/2008)

How is a pick-up done in a bar? What strategies for rejection and sexual come-ons do men and women use? ...> Full Article

Fruit fly avoidance mechanism could lead to new ways to control pain in humans (5/12/2008)

A team has discovered for the first time that the important developmental switch from food attraction to aversion in the fruit fly larva is controlled by a timing mechanism in the brain and its sensory system ...> Full Article

Hunger hormone makes food look more attractive (5/7/2008)

A new brain-imaging study reveals that ghrelin - a stomach hormone, acts on specific regions of the brain to enhance our response to food related cues and eating for pleasure. ...> Full Article

The untrained eye: Confusing sexual interest with friendliness (4/6/2008)

New research from Indiana University and Yale suggests that college-age men confuse friendly non-verbal cues with cues for sexual interest because the men have a less discerning eye than women -- but their female peers aren't far behind. ...> Full Article

'Hotties' not so hot when you're in love, study (2/22/2008)

As if inspiring countless songs and poems and an international holiday weren't enough, love now is being credited with a truly amazing power: the ability to resist temptation. ...> Full Article

Rethinking What We Want in a Partner (2/20/2008)

When it comes to romantic attraction men primarily are motivated by good looks and women by earning power. At least that's what men and women have been saying for a long time. Based on research that dates back several decades, the widely accepted notion permeates popular culture today. ...> Full Article

The Beauty Bias: Can people love the one they are compatible with? (2/17/2008)

Physical attractiveness is important in choosing whom to date. Good looking people are not only popular targets for romantic pursuits, they themselves also tend to flock together with more attractive others. Does this mean then that more attractive versus less attractive people wear a different pair of lens when evaluating others' attractiveness? ...> Full Article

A Sense of Scarcity: Why it seems like all the good ones are taken (2/15/2008)

Singles' bars, classified personals and dating websites are a reflection, not only of the common human desire to find a mate, but of the sense of scarcity that seems to surround the hunt. Many people participate in dating activities in the hopes of finding that special someone, yet feel as though it is an impossible task. However, thanks to an international team of psychologists, the solution may be closer than we think -- within ourselves, to be exact. ...> Full Article

Newly launched study to probe women's response to male odor (2/6/2008)

A single gene determines whether a whiff of androstadienone smells pleasant or foul, or like nothing at all ...> Full Article

Hiring Practices Influenced by Beauty (12/10/2007)

A new study published in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences finds that the attractiveness of interviewees can significantly bias outcome in hiring practices, showing a clear distinction between the attractive and average looking interviewees in terms of high and low status job packages offered. ...> Full Article

Attractiveness Is Its Own Reward (12/8/2007)

Studies of the snap judgments we often make about people are shedding new light not only on social behavior, but also on drug abuse, gambling addiction, and other disorders in which our ability to make decisions is impaired, say scientists at the California Institute of Technology. ...> Full Article

Personality Traits Influence Perceived Attractiveness (12/3/2007)

A new study published in Personal Relationships examines the way in which perceptions of physical attractiveness are influenced by personality. The study finds that individuals - both men and women - who exhibit positive traits, such as honesty and helpfulness, are perceived as better looking. Those who exhibit negative traits, such as unfairness and rudeness, appear to be less physically attractive to observers. ...> Full Article

Direct gaze makes you more attractive (11/8/2007)

Looking directly at someone makes you more attractive to them according to research. ...> Full Article

Hormone Therapy Boosts Sexual Interest But Not Memory, Study Finds (9/25/2007)

Hormone therapy in early post-menopause increases sexual interest, but does not improve memory ...> Full Article

Can't take my eyes off you: Study shows the power of attraction (9/18/2007)

Whether we are seeking a mate or sizing up a potential rival, good-looking people capture our attention nearly instantaneously and render us temporarily helpless to turn our eyes away from them, according to a new Florida State University study. ...> Full Article