“Time Slows Down Whenever You Are Around” for Women but Not for Men
What happens when we unexpectedly see an attractive potential partner? Previous studies in laboratory settings suggest that the visualization of attractive and unattractive photographs influences the perception of time. The major aim of this research is to study time perception and attraction in a r...
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| description | What happens when we unexpectedly see an attractive potential partner? Previous studies in laboratory settings suggest that the visualization of attractive and unattractive photographs influences the perception of time. The major aim of this research is to study time perception and attraction in a realistic social scenario, by investigating if changes in subjective time measured during a speed dating are associated with attraction. The duration of the dates was variable and participants had to estimate the time that passed. Among other measures, participants also rated the potential partners in terms of their physical attractiveness before and after the dates and reported if they would like to exchange contact with them. Results showed that, in a real speed dating situation, when there is a perception of the partner as being physically more attractive, women tend to overestimate the duration of that meeting, whereas men tend to underestimate its duration. Such changes may reflect evolutionary adaptations which make the human cognitive system more responsive in situations related to reproductive fitness. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-84094984fe6d4fd5a274d21a7659a5982022-12-21T22:30:19ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782021-04-011210.3389/fpsyg.2021.641729641729“Time Slows Down Whenever You Are Around” for Women but Not for MenJoana Arantes0Margarida Pinho1John Wearden2Pedro Barbas Albuquerque3School of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, PortugalSchool of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, PortugalSchool of Psychology, Keele University, Keele, United KingdomSchool of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, PortugalWhat happens when we unexpectedly see an attractive potential partner? Previous studies in laboratory settings suggest that the visualization of attractive and unattractive photographs influences the perception of time. The major aim of this research is to study time perception and attraction in a realistic social scenario, by investigating if changes in subjective time measured during a speed dating are associated with attraction. The duration of the dates was variable and participants had to estimate the time that passed. Among other measures, participants also rated the potential partners in terms of their physical attractiveness before and after the dates and reported if they would like to exchange contact with them. Results showed that, in a real speed dating situation, when there is a perception of the partner as being physically more attractive, women tend to overestimate the duration of that meeting, whereas men tend to underestimate its duration. Such changes may reflect evolutionary adaptations which make the human cognitive system more responsive in situations related to reproductive fitness.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.641729/fullspeed datingattractionphysical attractivenesstime perceptiontiming |
| spellingShingle | Joana Arantes Margarida Pinho John Wearden Pedro Barbas Albuquerque “Time Slows Down Whenever You Are Around” for Women but Not for Men Frontiers in Psychology speed dating attraction physical attractiveness time perception timing |
| title | “Time Slows Down Whenever You Are Around” for Women but Not for Men |
| title_full | “Time Slows Down Whenever You Are Around” for Women but Not for Men |
| title_fullStr | “Time Slows Down Whenever You Are Around” for Women but Not for Men |
| title_full_unstemmed | “Time Slows Down Whenever You Are Around” for Women but Not for Men |
| title_short | “Time Slows Down Whenever You Are Around” for Women but Not for Men |
| title_sort | time slows down whenever you are around for women but not for men |
| topic | speed dating attraction physical attractiveness time perception timing |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.641729/full |
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