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The Role of Nonverbal Cues and Physical Attractiveness in the Selection of Dating Partners

California State University, Fullerton

Stanley B. Woll

California State University, Fullerton

Forty-six members of a video dating organization filled out the Self-Monitoring Scale and the Affective Communication Test. Judges rated portions of the videotaped interviews of these members in terms of their attractiveness and overall likeability, and examined nonverbal cues such as eye contact, smiling, and head movements. In general, members judged more attractive and more likeable were selected as dates more frequently but made fewer selections themselves. Among male members, popularity or frequency of being selected was related to rated attractiveness, acting ability, and overall expressiveness. For females, on the other hand, popularity was related positively to attractiveness, but negatively to expressiveness and extraversion. Results are discussed in terms of (a) the different strategies employed by males and females in dating selections and (b) previous research on expressiveness and inter-personal attraction.

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