Why Attraction makes no sense

You can't explain why you're attracted to someone. Scientists have been trying to figure it out In this video: Why perfectly symmetrical faces actually look wrong to us The t-shirt experiment that changed how we understand attraction How fear gets mistaken for romantic feelings Why your brain decides how it feels about someone in 2 seconds The reason you can become attracted to someone just by seeing them repeatedly ────────────────────────── Subscribe for more videos on the hidden science behind everyday life ────────────────────────── SOURCES & FURTHER READING Claus Wedekind — MHC-Dependent Mate Preferences in Humans (1995) Donald Dutton & Arthur Aron — Some Evidence for Heightened Sexual Attraction Under Conditio Nalini Ambady — Thin Slices of Expressive Behaviour (2000) Robert Zajonc — Attitudinal Effects of Mere Exposure (1968) Little et al. — Facial Symmetry and Attractiveness, University of Bath (2011) ────────────────────────── TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 0:45 Symmetry 1:40 The t-shirt experiment 3:10 The bridge experiment 4:20 Thin slices 5:10 The mere exposure effect 6:10 Ending ────────────────────────── #psychology #attraction #science #humanbehaviour #relationships