کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
918190 919461 2013 12 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Nine-month-old infants prefer unattractive bodies over attractive bodies
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی روانشناسی روانشناسی رشد و آموزشی
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Nine-month-old infants prefer unattractive bodies over attractive bodies
چکیده انگلیسی

Infant responses to adult-defined unattractive male body shapes versus attractive male body shapes were assessed using visual preference and habituation procedures. Looking behavior indicated that 9-month-olds have a preference for unattractive male body shapes over attractive ones; however, this preference is demonstrated only when head information is obscured. In contrast, 6- and 3.5-month-olds did not show a preference for unattractive or attractive bodies. The 6-month-olds discriminated between the two categories, whereas the 3.5-month-olds did not. Because unattractive body shapes are more common than attractive/athletic body shapes in our everyday environment, a preference for unattractive body shapes at 9 months of age suggests that preferences for particular human body shapes reflect level of exposure and familiarity rather than culturally defined stereotypes of body attractiveness.


► Nine-month-old infants prefer unattractive over attractive bodies.
► Six- and 3.5-month-olds do not show a preference for unattractive or attractive bodies.
► Six-month-olds can discriminate between unattractive and attractive bodies.
► Perceptions of body attractiveness differ for infants and adults.
► This study suggests we are not born with a concept of attractive bodies.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology - Volume 115, Issue 1, May 2013, Pages 30–41
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