Nakdimen K A
Am J Psychiatry. 1984 Apr;141(4):499-503. doi: 10.1176/ajp.141.4.499.
Although it is routine for mental status reports to comment on appearance and attractiveness, there is no prevailing theory to explain the psychological impact of physical features. Two perceptual processes are proposed: nonverbal quasi-communication (counterfeit body language) and nonverbal quasi-information (spurious information). Applying this perspective to the sexual dimorphism of anatomy, clothing, and makeup, one finds that appearance fosters the belief that men and women have the personality traits that are stereotypically attributed to them, and this seems to be at the heart of physical attractiveness.
尽管心理状态报告中对一个人的外貌和吸引力进行评价是常规操作，但目前还没有一个流行的理论来解释身体特征的心理影响。本文提出了两种感知过程：非语言准交流（虚假肢体语言）和非语言准信息（虚假信息）。将这一观点应用于解剖学、服装和妆容的性别二态性上，人们会发现外貌会让人相信男性和女性具有通常赋予他们的刻板性格特征，而这似乎是身体吸引力的核心所在。
