Exploiting the beauty in the eye of the beholder: The use of physical attractiveness as a persuasive tactic

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 302-306

  Davies, Alastair P C ^a   Goetz, Aaron T ^b   Shackelford, Todd K ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive dissonance; Evolution; Persuasion; Physical attractiveness; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 45649084108     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2008.04.016     Document Type: Article

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