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Psychology | Wiley | Beauty, Attraction, & Love Name:Is beauty subjective? Why is attractiveness a subject worth studying? Do we treat people differently based on their perceived level of attractiveness? Why do we fall in love, and what happens in our brains to cause such intense feelings? Why do we fall out of love, and is there anything we can do to prevent it? What explains heterosexual vs. homosexual love? Let’s start to explore these questions…Contemplating physical beauty:Philosopher David Hume made the following argument about physical beauty: “Beauty is no quality in things themselves: it exists merely in the mind which contemplates them; and each mind contemplates a different beauty.”What are your thoughts on Hume’s argument? Is it true that physical beauty is truly subjective? Another way of asking this question To what extent do you think beauty / physical attractiveness is “socially constructed”? Does each society have their own view of attractiveness, directly/indirectly teaching each generation those standards of beauty?Annotate around the photos below, highlighting some of the conversations had in class regarding to what extent beauty is “socially constructed”:What do psychologists argue about physical beauty?Annotate around the images below highlighting some of the conversations had in class regarding cross-cultural universals on beauty/attraction:Figure 1: Figure 2:Contemplating “Love at First Sight”:Is “love at first sight” real/possible? Shakespeare described it in the following way: “Hear my soul speak: The very instant that I saw you, did my heart fly to your service” (Tempest, act 3, sc.1)What are your thoughts on “love at first sight”? Is it possible to experience what Shakespeare describes above?Annotate around the image below highlighting the conversations had in class on attraction, love at first sight, and the beauty=good stereotype:Why study physical beauty and attractiveness? Take notes below:Contemplating Love:Love surrounds us; considers the love we have for family, friends, romantic partners, etc. How would you define love? Why do you think humans love? How psychologists define love, and why we do it:51603341792800What are some of the variables of attraction and commitment? Homosexuality notes:Psychological analysis of pornography: ................
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