e than the older attractive photograph. Thus concluding that, all the young participants did not make judgments of social desirability on the basis of age with the attractive model photographs, however the older male judges did. Another important finding was established in this study in regard to age and social desirability among the unattractive photographs. It was found that among the unattractive photos, the younger photograph was viewed as less socially desirable than older computerized photograph. Interestingly, both of the photos were both rated the same in their unattractiveness, but their age was the factor that differentiated the judges’ views on social desirability. The researchers stated that a possible explanation for this finding is that past research it has been found that being youthful is considered a component of physical attractiveness. Therefore, when one encounters a younger person who is unattractive it may not confirm their expectations that youth is a part of attractiveness. Therefore, viewing a younger and unattractive individual was regarded as being the least socially desirable.This study was overall was very interesting, and yielded conclusions that are helpful in understanding the way individuals in Western society make inferences about others. The information is useful and it adds to our understanding of the ways in which individuals make first impressions. It is fascinating that individuals made such different judgments on how socially desirable one was based on photographs. This study was based on the photographs only of women, both attractive and unattractive, and only used individuals from Western society as judges. It would be interesting to replicate the study similarly, but including photographs of men, and incorporating judges from other cultures. It would be useful to see if individuals evaluate men and women differently in regard to their attractiveness and age, in relation to thei...
