Symmetry, averageness, and feature size in the facial attractiveness of women

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 313-332

  Baudouin, Jean Yves ^a,b   Tiberghien, Guy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Averageness; Face; Features; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ESTHETICS; FACE; FACE ASYMMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; VISION;

ADULT; BEAUTY; FACE; FACIAL ASYMMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 6444232774     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2004.07.002     Document Type: Article

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