psychology life facts.

Attraction.

1) $160 billion a year is the value of global industry that includes cosmetics, skin and hair care, perfumes, cosmetic surgery, hormone injections, health clubs and weight loss programs.

2) A study conducted in United Kingdom found that whenever a woman finds a man attractive, she speaks with a higher pitched voice.

3) A study in 1966, by the University of Minnesota-Minneapolis on a group of 664 student volunteers show that, young college adults were concerned about the physical attractiveness.

4) A study shows that men who feel hungry often, preferred women with higher weights.

5) According to researchers, women who have been shown ideal and perfect body images usually lower there satisfaction with their own attractiveness.

6) According to studies, neonatal nurses tend to devote more time and attention to more attractive, healthy infants and less attention to less attractive babies.

7) Americans spend more money on beauty enhancements than they do on education per year.

8) Attraction is largely due to a androgen steroid called androstadienone.This steroid is emitted through the human axillary region, and it has been linked with human attraction. This is because it's odorous chemical compound, and people can smell it on each other when they interact with each other.

9) Children who are born to their parents in their 30's tend to find older faces more attractive than children born to their parents in their 20's.

10) Did you notice that you prefer to follow attractive politicians than their counter parts.  Studies show that attractive politicians receive more news coverage than their counter parts.

11) Do you know that, facial symmetry is considered as a sign of beauty and attraction around the world?

12) During your college life, on what basis did you rate your teachers?  Studies show that students tend to rate their teacher's performance more on the basis of physical attractiveness than on the knowledge and their ability to explain.

13) Evolutionary biologists say that it's better to be average looking, as average features advertise better reproductive health and more diverse set of genes.

14) If you are more attractive then there are chances that, you are less likely to suffer  punishment when convicted and even lesser chances to be convicted.

15) In Middle ages, to become attractive, affluent noble women would dab bat's blood on their skin or swallow arsenic to improve complexion.

16) In most of the cultures, men find that younger women are more attractive than older women.  Whereas women are attracted towards older men.

17) Infants from 2 to 6 months of age don't prefer to look at unattractive adults. Rather they prefer attractive adults.

18) Men do regular workouts because women are less attracted to men with belly.  Men with abdominal fat have lower testosterone which means lower fertility and lower sex drive.

19) Online polls showed that men are more concerned about the weight of a date while women are concerned about a potential partner's height.  Women with 20 pounds overweight and men even just an inch under the average height have a tougher time getting a date.

20) People who are drunk find others more attractive because drunken person is less likely to notice the asymmetry of  a face.

21) Research has found that during ovulating, women prefer masculine looking men. But at other times of the month they seek men with softer features.

22) Researchers say that mothers tend to give more attention to their most attractive children who exhibit more socialized behavior than their less attractive siblings.

23) Researches show that a potential date is made more attractive by adrenaline.

24) Studies show that attractive people exhibit more traits and positive behaviors.

25) Studies show that shorter men have lesser reproductive success than taller men, as taller men have greater ability to attract mates.

26) Studies show that we are more attracted to people who look similar to us.

27) Studies suggest that both within and across ethnicity and culture, humans agree on who is and isn't attractive.  Researchers note that there are universal standards of attractiveness.

28) Woman's hormone levels are affected by birth control pills. Women who are taking birth control pills are more attracted to men with more masculine features, but these men are often linked to aggressive behavior, higher testosterone levels and even higher divorce rates.

29) Women are attracted to different things depending on where they are in their menstrual cycle.Studies show that when a woman is in her most fertile stage, she will prefer men who have more masculine features; deeper voices, more symmetrical faces (an indicator of strong genetics), competitiveness, and victory over other males.

30) Women are more attracted to men who have ideal hunting physique, narrow waists, strong shoulders and broad chests.

31) Women judge a man to be more attractive when they see another women looking or smiling at him.

32) Women who wear red are found to be more attractive by men and also there are higher chances that they would be asked on a date.

33) people rely on sight, sound and smell when it comes to being attracted to people, and all 3 senses play a vital role in making people attracted to one another.