Department of Psychology,Yale University,New Haven, CT
Department of Psychology,Northwestern University,Evanston, IL
Behav Brain Sci. 2017 Jan;40:e31. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X16000522.
This commentary makes three points: (1) the existing evidence does not consistently favor the proposed sex difference in attractiveness preferences, nor the fitness-related outcomes of attractiveness; (2) the neglected association of perceived attractiveness and trustworthiness allowed the authors to incorrectly attribute many findings solely to attractiveness, and (3) the importance accorded attractiveness in mate preferences is culturally shaped and likely evolutionarily novel.
（1）现有证据并未一致支持所提出的性吸引力偏好的差异，以及吸引力与健康之间的关联；（2）被忽视的吸引力与可信任感之间的关联使得作者错误地将许多发现归因于吸引力本身；（3）吸引力在伴侣偏好中所占据的重要性是由文化塑造的，可能是进化上的新颖现象。
