Viewing pictures of attractive people will tend to cause you to _______ your rating of the attractiveness of your own partner, because of a(n) _______ effect.

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Viewing pictures of attractive people often leads to a contrast effect, where the attractiveness of one's own partner is rated lower in comparison to the highly attractive individuals viewed. This is due to the psychological phenomenon where the perceived differences between items (in this case, people's attractiveness) are exaggerated when directly compared.

Viewing Pictures of Attractive People Will Tend to Cause You