Research corroborates the notion that fundamental social motives play an important role in biases that favor attractive people. Although an adaptationist framework expects favorable social effects of good looks in most situations and contexts, it simultaneously allows for potential negative social reactions and outcomes that may be elicited by physical attractiveness in other contexts. These effects of attractiveness reflect the reproductive opportunities and threats posed by potential mates and rivals.

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强大但灵活：基本的社会动机如何支持但有时也阻止有利的吸引力偏见

研究证实了基本社会动机在偏爱有吸引力的人的偏见中起重要作用的观点。尽管适应主义框架期望在大多数情况和背景下，美貌对社会产生有利的影响，但它同时允许潜在的负面社会反应和结果，这些反应和结果可能由其他情况下的身体吸引力引起。吸引力的这些影响反映了潜在伴侣和竞争对手带来的繁殖机会和威胁。