The Impact of Physical Appearance to the Behavior and Perspective of an Individual
THE IMPACT OF PHYSICAL APPEARANCE TO THE BEHAVIOR
AND PERSPECTIVE OF AN INDIVIDUAL
A Research Paper Presented to
The Department of Psychology
Institute of Arts and Sciences
Far Eastern University
Manila
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course
ENG 2 - Intermediate Communication Arts and Skills
Rocel Armine M. De Mesa
Honey Lou G. Del Rosario
September 2012
Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
A. Background of the Study
Physical appearance is something that all people are concerned about. It is often believed that females care more about their looks than the male population; however, recent studies show that both men and women give a lot of consideration and importance on good looks and attractiveness.
Psychology Today, a website featuring articles regarding psychology, entertains the idea of Uglytopia: a place wherein people need not care about their looks and personality is the most important thing to be considered in a person. It also discusses the dependence of people on attractiveness on first impressions and its effects on how they deal with or treat the person in question.
Over the time, a lot of definitions have been given to beauty. According to Saberi Roy (N.D.), a psychologist-writer-analyst, “Beauty can be attributed to everything that appeals to people’s senses and all objects that are compatible with people’s personal preferences. Beauty as perceived, is largely a projection of a person’s needs and beautiful objects or persons simply cater to his/her idealizations or fancies and reflect his/her natural need to relate to all that is appealing. Human beings are controlled by the senses and tend to repeat processes or experiences that appeal to the senses, that are harmonious and have structure and form. Beauty appeals to the sense of sight so there is a preference for repeating the experience of beauty.”
Other studies have also indicated that physical appearance is an enormous factor that contributes in a
AND PERSPECTIVE OF AN INDIVIDUAL
A Research Paper Presented to
The Department of Psychology
Institute of Arts and Sciences
Far Eastern University
Manila
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course
ENG 2 - Intermediate Communication Arts and Skills
Rocel Armine M. De Mesa
Honey Lou G. Del Rosario
September 2012
Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
A. Background of the Study
Physical appearance is something that all people are concerned about. It is often believed that females care more about their looks than the male population; however, recent studies show that both men and women give a lot of consideration and importance on good looks and attractiveness.
Psychology Today, a website featuring articles regarding psychology, entertains the idea of Uglytopia: a place wherein people need not care about their looks and personality is the most important thing to be considered in a person. It also discusses the dependence of people on attractiveness on first impressions and its effects on how they deal with or treat the person in question.
Over the time, a lot of definitions have been given to beauty. According to Saberi Roy (N.D.), a psychologist-writer-analyst, “Beauty can be attributed to everything that appeals to people’s senses and all objects that are compatible with people’s personal preferences. Beauty as perceived, is largely a projection of a person’s needs and beautiful objects or persons simply cater to his/her idealizations or fancies and reflect his/her natural need to relate to all that is appealing. Human beings are controlled by the senses and tend to repeat processes or experiences that appeal to the senses, that are harmonious and have structure and form. Beauty appeals to the sense of sight so there is a preference for repeating the experience of beauty.”
Other studies have also indicated that physical appearance is an enormous factor that contributes in a
References: Books: Feldman, R. S. (2010). Understanding Psychology. (9th ed). McGraw-Hill Co. Etcoff, N. (2000). Survival of the Prettiest: The Science of Beauty. Anchor Books Electronic media “The Psychology of Beauty” Retrieved September 12, 2012 from http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Psychology-of-Beauty&id=1413246 “The Truth About Beauty” Retrieved September 12, 2012 from http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/201010/the-truth-about-beauty