The Effects of Facial Attractiveness on Judicial Recommendations Made by Middle-Aged Mid-Western Females

Author

Angela Boyd, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Date of Award

8-1989

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Counseling

Abstract

Upon first meeting someone, we are most likely to notice their physical appearance before anything else. "We have a strong tendency to be favorably impressed by attractive people and to be less favorably impressed with those who are not so attractive" ( Janda, & Klenke-Hamel, 1982, p. 422). There are a number of studies that have dealt with characteristics of an individual as related to his or her physical attractiveness. Past studies (Asch, 1946, Landy & Aronson, 1969) have also looked at attractive and unattractive individuals and the effects this has on one's expectations of these individuals.

Comments

A Thesis Presented to the Department of Counseling and the Faculty of the Graduate College University of Nebraska In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Recommended Citation

Boyd, Angela, "The Effects of Facial Attractiveness on Judicial Recommendations Made by Middle-Aged Mid-Western Females" (1989). Student Work. 114.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/studentwork/114