Aesthetic Delusions: An Investigation into the Role of Rapid Visual Adaptation in Aesthetic Practice.

Kate GoldieDavid CummingDaria VoropaiAfshin MosahebiSabrina Guillen FabiClaus-Christian Carbon

Published in: Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology (2021)

This paper provides evidence that facial attractiveness is fluid, and that there are psychological mechanisms that cause an aesthetic bias. Over-exposure to exaggerated features can lead to significant changes to a person's ideas of attractiveness.

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