Summary: <p>Why the face is sometimes more important than the body, and why the body is sometimes more important than the face. Also, how being the object of another's affection boosts your own feelings of desire, and how your IQ influences the kind of partners you prefer. </p><p><audio><br> </audio><br> </p><p><a href="http://www.archive.org/download/PsychologyOfAttractiveness201007/PAP-2010-07.mp3">Download the MP3</a> </p><p><b>Rate me!</b><br> Rate, review, or listen <a href="http://www.robertburriss.com/itunes">in iTunes</a> or <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=63199&refid=stpr">in Stitcher.</a><br> </p><img width="400" src="http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/all_the_girls.png" border="0"><br> <p><i>New research out this month shows that we find people attractive if they find US attractive.</i></p><p><b>The articles covered in the show:</b><br> </p>Confer, J. C., Perilloux, C., & Buss, D. M. (In press). More than just a pretty face: men's priority shifts toward bodily attractiveness in short-term versus long-term mating contexts. <span style="font-style: italic;">Evolution and Human Behavior.</span> <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2010.04.002">Read summary</a><p>Stanik, C. E., & Ellsworth, P. C. (2010). Who cares about marrying a rich man? Intelligence and variation in women’s mate preferences. <span style="font-style: italic;">Human Nature, 21</span>(2), 203-217. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12110-010-9089-x">Read summary</a></p><p>Greitemeyer, T. (2010). Effects of reciprocity on attraction: The role of a partner's physical attractiveness. <span style="font-style: italic;">Personal Relationships, 17</span>(2), 317-330. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6811.2010.01278.x">Read summary</a></p>
