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The raters were instructed to evaluate the desirability of these images in the context of both long and short-term relationships. The whole body photos of the individuals were then presented to a distinct group of raters to determine if presenting the faces and bodies together in such an unnatural way reduced the validity of the ratings (it was later found it didn't to any significant degree). | The raters were instructed to evaluate the desirability of these images in the context of both long and short-term relationships. The whole body photos of the individuals were then presented to a distinct group of raters to determine if presenting the faces and bodies together in such an unnatural way reduced the validity of the ratings (it was later found it didn't to any significant degree). | ||
They found that, in men, facial attractiveness predicted more of the variance of the full-body photographs (β=.427) compared to body ratings (β=.349). However, the effect sizes for both were quite large (as measured by [https://www.statisticshowto.com/eta-squared/ partial eta squared] statistic). | They found that, in men, facial attractiveness predicted more of the variance of the full-body photographs (β=.427) compared to body ratings (β=.349). However, the effect sizes for both were quite large (as measured by the [https://www.statisticshowto.com/eta-squared/ partial eta squared] statistic). | ||
Conversely, body attractiveness mattered relatively more to men when evaluating women exclusively for short-term relationships. The mating context-related primes had less influence on women's evaluations of the relative importance of facial attractiveness, which was stable across both conditions. | Conversely, body attractiveness mattered relatively more to men when evaluating women exclusively for short-term relationships. The mating context-related primes had less influence on women's evaluations of the relative importance of facial attractiveness, which was stable across both conditions. | ||