Summary: <p>With the exam results season well and truly upon us, we discover what your appearance might mean for your final grades. We also find out why it could make sense to ditch that diet: it seems men prefer average shaped women after all. And do you appreciate a GSOH? We learn how having a good sense of humour can affect your attractiveness – or should that be, how your attractiveness can affect your sense of humour? </p><p><audio><br> </audio><br> </p><p><a href="http://www.archive.org/download/PsychologyOfAttractiveness200908/PAP-2009-08.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 border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-W_6wQx8O2Qo/U2DozH6zWtI/AAAAAAAAA_U/IV8Bp9Wh874/s1600/exams.jpg"><br> <p><i>New research shows that pretty people don't need to revise as much for their exams.</i></p><b>The articles covered in the show:</b> <p>Li, N. P., Griskevicius, V., Durante, K. M., Jonason, P. K., Pasisz, D. J., & Aumer, K. (2009). An evolutionary perspective on humor: sexual selection or interest indication? <span style="font-style: italic;">Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 35</span>(7), 923-936. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0146167209334786">Read summary</a></p><p>French, M. T., Robins, P. K., Homer, J. F., & Tapsell, L. M. (2009). Effects of physical attractiveness, personality, and grooming on academic performance in high school. <span style="font-style: italic;">Labour Economics, 16</span>(4), 373-382. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2009.01.001">Read summary</a></p><p>Donohoe, M. L., von Hippel, W., & Brooks, R. C. (2009). Beyond waist-hip ratio: experimental multivariate evidence that average women's torsos are most attractive. <span style="font-style: italic;">Behavioral Ecology, 20</span>, 716-721. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arp051">Read summary</a></p>
