Re:Our Brains See Men as Whole and Women as Parts
by crazygringo on Wednesday July 25, 2012 @05:24PM
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There's another very plausible explanation:
Womens' clothing and appearance varies much more.
Men don't have the choice of 15 different kinds of clothing tops and bottoms, whereas women do, plus accessories, much wider variety of hairstyles, makeup, etc. Plus they tend to put a lot more effort into choosing them.
So in recognizing photos of women, there are a lot more unique "local" details to help you remember things.
Making the leap to women being "objectified" more seems to be editorializing this way more than is deserved.
Womens' clothing and appearance varies much more.
Men don't have the choice of 15 different kinds of clothing tops and bottoms, whereas women do, plus accessories, much wider variety of hairstyles, makeup, etc. Plus they tend to put a lot more effort into choosing them.
So in recognizing photos of women, there are a lot more unique "local" details to help you remember things.
Making the leap to women being "objectified" more seems to be editorializing this way more than is deserved.