The Effect of Attractiveness on Recognition Memory for Faces
- 1 September 1973
- journal article
- Published by University of Illinois Press in The American Journal of Psychology
- Vol. 86 (3) , 627-33
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1421948
Abstract
A set of 27 slides of female faces was shown to a group of subjects, and recognition tests were given immediately, 6 days, and 35 days after that presentation. There was a significant decrement in recognition scores for faces of moderate attractiveness at the 35-day test, but not for faces of high or low attractiveness. A parallel is drawn with the effects of arousal on verbal learning.Keywords
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