Guéguen Nicolas, Lamy Lubomir
Université de Bretagne-Sud, Vannes, France.
Université de Paris 5.
Psychol Rep. 2013 Aug;113(1):1109-13. doi: 10.2466/17.07.pr0.113x12z5.
Judgments of photographs have shown that makeup enhances ratings of women's facial attractiveness. The present study assessed whether makeup affects the stopping behavior of drivers in response to a hitchhiker's signal. Four 20- to 22-year-old female confederates wore facial makeup, or not, while pretending to be hitchhiking. Frequency of stopping was compared in 1,600 male and female drivers. Facial makeup was associated with an increase in the number of male drivers who stopped to offer a ride. Makeup did not affect frequency of stopping by female drivers.
