Research reveals that intelligence makes women more attractive—but it also shows that a woman who only seems smarter may be just as appealing as one who actually is. Here's why, by WendyPatrickPhD
Perhaps one of the most interesting findings from a practical perspective is that perceived abilities turned out to be more relevant in terms of attraction than measured abilities.Most people can relate to the empirically validated reality that we are attracted to other people not only by their looks, but their intellect. Indeed, Hofer et al. recognize that many different cultures value cognitive abilities as among the most desirable traits potential partners can have.
In fact, they note that people often specifically identify intelligence as one of the most attractive traits when they are asked to describe their ideal partner, along with more demand for serious relationships. They note that the only exception to this rule is for men who are only looking for aHofer et al.
Hofer et al. recognize that their results offer little support for the notion that people are drawn tocompetence. Consistent with prior research, they found attractiveness to be the most important predictor of initial attraction—which also turned out to be a stronger predictor of the long-term mate appeal of women than of men.
They did not, however, find that intelligence was a more important role for the long-term mate appeal of men, nor did they find support for the proposition that the link between women’s intelligence and their long-term mate appeal was stronger for more attractive women. Actually, they found some indication of the opposite, in that at least for one measure of intelligence, less attractive women were actually seen as having a higher degree of long-term mate appeal if they were also smarter.
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