Are mixed-race people more attractive?
People of mixed race are perceived as more attractive than non-mixed race people, a new study has found. And the theories of Charles Darwin, father of evolutionary theory, can back the findings up. In the largest survey of its kind, Dr Michael Lewis of Cardiff University’s School of Psychology collected a random selection of photographs of 1205 black, white and mixed-race faces. Each of the faces in the pictures was then rated for its perceived attractiveness to others, with mixed-race faces, on average, being rated as more attractive. Previous, small-scale samples have shown this to be true, but this study was an attempt to put the theory to the wider test, said Dr Lewis, who will present his findings to the British Psychological Association today. But Dr Lewis also thinks the study shows something deeper than simply whether you find mixed-race people better-looking or not. He believes his results are a perceptual demonstration of heterosis in humans – a theory established by Darwin i
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