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7 Fascinating Facts About the Psychology of Attraction.

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7 Fascinating Facts About the Psychology of Attraction.

7 Fascinating Facts About the Psychology of Attraction.

Everyone has different in criterias for what they think is attractive. Why are some people attracted to a certain type of person and not others? Believe it or not, your subconscious has quite the strong opinion when it comes to finding others attractive. From the depths of the human brain, here are 7 fascinating facts about the psychology of attraction.

Here are seven facts about attraction

Attraction comes down to more than just sight. Sight certainly is crucial in the psychology of attraction. But it turns out that sound and smell also play a big role. A study published in Frontiers of Psychology says that people are able to discern a number of characteristics about a potential partner — including weight, dominance level, and emotional state — simply by listening to them speak.

Different scents incite different levels of attraction.

A study published by the Social Issues Research Center found that women are attracted to androstenol, a natural chemical found in fresh male sweat. But while androstenol acts as a pheromone, the scent of androstenone, which is produced when there is too much sweat, acts as a natural turn off.

Men, on the other hand, may be attracted to the smell of perfume, but turned off by the smell of tears. Yep. A 2011 Science magazine article found that when men sniffed tears, they felt a decrease in sexual arousal, whereas there was no change when they sniffed a neutral saline solution.

Opposites really do attract.

You’ve likely heard the maxim that “opposites attract.” Well, as it turns out, it’s true! A recent study conducted at the University of Dresden found that both men and women are naturally attracted to those with a different human leukocyte antigen (HLA complex) basically a genetic blueprint than their own.

7 Fascinating Facts About the Psychology of Attraction.

The tone of a woman’s voice naturally increases when she’s flirting.

According to a study conducted by Canada’s McMaster University, the tone of a woman’s voice increases a bit when she’s flirting. Even more fascinating is the fact that exactly how high a woman’s voice goes varies at different times. For example, her highest chords occur during her most fertile time, around ovulation.

“I love you” has a more emotional effect on the brain when it’s whispered into the left ear.

If you’re trying to impress a potential partner with romantic whispers, be sure to speak into his or her left ear. An MITCogNet study found that when emotion stimuli entered the left ear, accuracy of recall was more than 6% higher than when the same stimuli entered the right ear.

7 Fascinating Facts About the Psychology of Attraction.

Red is the most attractive color.

Regardless of how you feel about the color red, studies have shown that both men and women are perceived as more attractive and more sexual when they are wearing red or another color that’s both bright and warm.

The quickest way to a person’s heart is through their…eyes.

That may not be the traditional ending to the popular maxim, but scientifically speaking, it’s most accurate. A study published in The Journal of Research in Personality found that people who share prolonged eye contact form stronger attachments with, and increased affection for, their staring partner, as opposed to those who are introduced with the more traditional handshake.

7 Fascinating Facts About the Psychology of Attraction.
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