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People smelling armpits. The natural body smell is a powerful force in sexual attraction, [3] and can be focused by the strong pungent odor of the armpit: Alex Comfort considered that for a woman to shave her armpits was “simply ignorant vandalism”, obliterating a powerful sexual tool, and praised the French for greater sexual awareness than American deodorant culture in this regard.
The Flirtation (1904), by Eugene de Blaas. Sexual attraction is attraction on the basis of sexual desire or the quality of arousing such interest. [1] Sexual attractiveness or sex appeal is an individual's ability to attract other people sexually, and is a factor in sexual selection or mate choice.
According to the reward theory, people are attracted to those that they find it satisfying and gratifying to be with. [1] The reward theory also explains why people are more attracted to those in close proximity to them. Furthermore, they are drawn to people that are more physically attractive, similar to them, and reciprocate their feelings. [3]
The law of attraction is the New Thought spiritual belief that positive or negative thoughts bring positive or negative experiences into a person's life. [1] [2] The belief is based on the idea that people and their thoughts are made from "pure energy" and that like energy can attract like energy, thereby allowing people to improve their health, wealth, or personal relationships.
In social psychology, interpersonal attraction is most-frequently measured using the Interpersonal Attraction Judgment Scale developed by Donn Byrne. [1] It is a scale in which a subject rates another person on factors such as intelligence, knowledge of current events, morality, adjustment, likability, and desirability as a work partner.
“How can people change their minds about us if they don’t know who we are?” “I personally will never forget that people are more important than buildings.” “Don’t let people happen ...
People are naturally more attracted to those who express positive emotions towards them and simply knowing that someone is attracted to them can induce this reciprocal interest. [ 11 ] Reciprocal liking can be indicated non-verbally, [ 12 ] such as through body languages (for example maintaining eye contact or leaning forward).
(i.e., single race people). [56] However, some studies have not found that mixed race individuals are rated as more attractive, and one found that only certain mixes were rated as more attractive; this study argued that equating race with genetics was incorrect and argued for social influences as the cause. [57]