Change of Perception Based on Attractiveness of High School Students from QCSHS:

Differences Between Men and Women

A Research Paper

Presented to the Faculty of

Senior High School - Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM)

Quezon City Science High School

The Regional Science High School for National Capital Region

In Partial Fulfillment

of the Requirements for the Subject

PRACTICAL RESEARCH I

CORDERO, Efraim Joey

JIMENEZ, Mildred

TIAMBENG, Jessica Claire B.

1st Semester S.Y. 2017-2018

Rating:

[ ] Approved [ ] Approved with Reservation [ ] Disapproved

Reviewed by: ___________________________ble of Contents

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 Abstract

Many studies demonstrate that the beautiful people are more highly regarded. The

individuals who are affected by physical attractiveness satisfaction are the youth. The school is a

place where there is unity in diversity among the people in it. Quezon City Science High School

is the Regional Science High School of the National Capital Regional which means that the

school is open to all Filipino Students despite having different cultural, geographical, family and

individual backgrounds. They cause social inequity among the people of the Society and

insecurity amidst different individuals. Among the individuals who are affected are the youth.

The current study will examine the change of perception based on attractiveness the differences

between men and women. A total of 20 QCSHS Students, ages 15-18, were chosen as

respondents for this research. Most High School students deal with the physical attractiveness

issue and the researchers would like to know the perspective of the High School Students based

on their experience. With the results taken, females are more likely to be conscious of their

physical appearance, but males look at the physical appearance of others. How different the

answers may be it always leads to that the social status of people are based on how attractive that

person is. The different perceptions of the male and female respondents about attractiveness is

mostly compared to themselves or how they do things on maintaining attractiveness as people

age. In general, it was found that physical attractiveness strongly influences judgment and

changes perception. Additionally, physical attractiveness plays a huge role in social participation.

The "what is beautiful is good" stereotype may well be the inception of meaningful varieties in

one’s sentiments about socializing. Significantly more research is thusly proper, focusing not

exclusively to what individuals' certain theories about physical attractiveness are but to the

genuine implications of these convictions also.

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 Table of Contents

Title Page 1
Abstract 2
Acknowledgement 4
CHAPTER 1: The Problem and Its Background 4
Introduction 5
Background of the Study 6
Statement of the Problem 6
Assumptions 7
Significance of the Study 7
Scope and Delimitations 7
CHAPTER II: Review of Related Literature 8
Related Literature and Studies 8
Synthesis 16
CHAPTER III: Methodology 17
Research Design 17
Sampling Technique 18
Research Subjects 18
Research Procedures 19
Data Collection Procedure 20
Research Instrument 20
Data Analysis 21
Content Analysis 21
Agencies to go to 21
Ethical Considerations 21
CHAPTER IV: Results and Discussion 22
CHAPTER V: Conclusion and Recommendation 23
Conclusion 23
Recommendations 23
References 25
Appendices 28
Appendix A: Waiver of Informed Consent 28
Appendix B: Research Instrument 29
Appendix C: Tallying 30

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

First of all, we want to sincerely express our deep sense of gratitude to the supreme

power the Almighty God who is obviously the one who always guided us to the process of

making our Research Study. Without his grace this study could not become a reality.

We respectfully offer our thanks to our parents, whom we are greatly indebted for their

unending encouragement and constant moral support which helped us to achieved success in life

and without their kind devotion this study would have been a sheer dream.

We are also thankful to our siblings for their constructive discussions, perseverance and

encouragement during this research work.

We would want extend our special thanks to our Research adviser Mr. Richard Sagcal

who guided us in completing our study successfully.

We sincerely acknowledge the efforts of all those who have directly or indirectly helped

us in completing our study.

We have no valuable words to express our thanks, but our hearts is still full of the favours

received from every person.

We submit this study of ours with great humility and utmost regard.

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 CHAPTER I:

The Problem and Its Background

Introduction

Physical attractiveness is an individual trademark which is easily noticeable by others

during social communications. Physical attractiveness describes how appealing or pleasing a

person’s physical features and aesthetic beauty are (Fink & Penton-Voak, 2002).Physical

attractiveness is one of the main factors that lead to first impressions and assumptions about

different people.Regardless of sex, age, or ethnicity, attractiveness wasshown to be valued in all

societies (Fink & Penton-Voak, 2002). Furthermore, research suggests that attractiveness and

beauty standards are not bound by culture butexists universally (Fink & Penton-Voak, 2002).

Several studies have been conducted regarding attractiveness bias, beauty stereotypes,

and the effect of physical attractiveness on social interactions. However, little research had been

conducted to know the difference between the perception of males and females based on

attractiveness. Dion, Berscheid, and Walster (1972) referenced the numerous beliefs

philosophers had imposed long before which enabled judgments strictly based from one's

outward appearance.

The Greek poet Sappho wrote, “What is beautiful is good” (Dion, 1972) . Beliefs like

this have added to the generalization that an individual who is physically attractive additionally

has other constructive and exceptionally esteemed character attributes and practices.Individuals

whom others perceive as having attractive faces are deemed to be more positive and likeable

than unattractive individuals (Freeman, 1985). In addition, better experiences are achieved and

social interaction is more frequent with attractive individuals (Anderson et. al, 2008).

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Background of the Study

Primarily, the main purpose of the study is to analyze the correlation between change of

perception and attractiveness. These include the individual’s perception on dating, hiring,

communication, and behavior towards attractive and unattractive individuals. These will lead to

the conclusion of the study on whether or not attractiveness can change an individual’s

perception.

There are only limited researches to how attractiveness affects an individual’s perception.

This study aims to determine whether the, “What is Beautiful Is Good” stereotype truly exists

(Dion, Berschied, &Walster, 1972).

To collect the data, a survey will be distributed among high school students from Quezon

City Science High School. The survey will include the individual’s perception of attractive

individuals in terms of dating, relationships, and communication. This type of data collection is

recommended for the study, as it is the most feasible method that can measure the said variables

with the highest efficiency.

Statement of the Problem

Several studies have been conducted exploring the relationship between self-perceived

attractiveness and other factors such as success, mental health, and self-esteem. Research has

found that females are more likely to place greater emphasis on their appearance than males

(Rand & Hall, 1983).

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 The current study will examine the relationship between change of perception based and

attractiveness. This study will also examine possible sex differences on participants’ ratings of

attractiveness other individuals.

Assumptions

1. There is a positive correlation between change of perception and physical attractiveness.

2. Positive and likeable traits are linked to attractive individuals.

3. Physical attractiveness is more important to men than to women.

Significance of the Study

The results of this research can determine whether physical attractiveness can change an

individual’s perception. This study aims to determine whether the, “What is Beautiful Is Good”

stereotype truly exists (Dion, Berschied, &Walster, 1972). People need to realize that

attractiveness does not equate to an attractive personality. Through this study, the researchers

hope that people would not give much importance to physical attractiveness but instead be

unbiased when it comes to judgement.

Scope and Delimitations

The current study holds several limitations. The overall sample size is a notable limitation

of this study. The small sample size may not be representative of the general population. In

addition, all participants in this study were recruited from the same school, and results may vary

by different populations. It is possible that a more urban population may have different results.

Additionally, a larger sample size may have provided more representative data. Therefore, the

results of this study may be difficult to generalize to different populations.

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 CHAPTER II

Review of Related Literature

Related Literature

Like adults, young infants prefer attractive to unattractive faces (e.g. Langlois, Roggman,

Casey, Ritter, Rieser‐Danner & Jenkins, 1987; Slater, von der Schulenburg, Brown, Badenoch,

Butterworth, Parsons & Samuels, 1998). Older children and adults stereotype based on facial

attractiveness (Eagly, Ashmore, Makhijani & Longo, 1991; Langlois, Kalakanis, Rubenstein,

Larson, Hallam & Smooth, 2000). Several theories of stereotyping posit that categorization of

groups is necessary before positive and negative traits can become linked to the groups

(e.g. Tajfel, Billig, Bundy & Flament, 1971; Zebrowitz‐McArthur, 1982). We investigated

whether or not 6‐month‐old infants can categorize faces as attractive or unattractive. In

Experiment 1, we familiarized infants to unattractive female faces; in Experiment 2, we

familiarized infants to attractive female faces and tested both groups of infants on novel faces

from the familiar or novel attractiveness category. Results showed that 6‐month‐olds categorized

attractive and unattractive female faces into two different groups of faces. These findings suggest

that categorization of facial attractiveness may underlie the development of the ‘beauty is good’

stereotype.

We investigate the role of physical attractiveness in the hiring process. We sent 5,312

curricula vitae (CVs) in pairs to 2,656 advertised job openings. In each pair, one CV was without

a picture, whereas the second, otherwise almost identical CV contained a picture of either an

attractive male or female or a plain-looking male or female. Employer callbacks to attractive

men are significantly higher than to men with no picture and to plain-looking men, nearly

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doubling the latter group. Strikingly, attractive women do not enjoy the same beauty premium. In

fact, women with no picture have a significantly higher rate of callback than attractive or plain-

looking women. We explore a number of explanations for this discrimination against attractive

women and provide evidence that female jealousy and envy are likely reasons.

Drawing on propositions from social identity theory and signaling theory, we

hypothesized that firms' corporate social performance (CSP) is related positively to their

reputations and to their attractiveness as employers. Results indicate that independent ratings of

CSP are related to firms' reputations and attractiveness as employers, suggesting that a firm's

CSP may provide a competitive advantage in attracting applicants. Such results add to the

growing literature suggesting that CSP may provide firms with competitive advantages.

Face preferences affect a diverse range of critical social outcomes, from mate choices and

decisions about platonic relationships to hiring decisions and decisions about social exchange.

Firstly, we review the facial characteristics that influence attractiveness judgements of faces (e.g.

symmetry, sexually dimorphic shape cues, averageness, skin colour/texture and cues to

personality) and then review several important sources of individual differences in face

preferences (e.g. hormone levels and fertility, own attractiveness and personality, visual

experience, familiarity and imprinting, social learning). The research relating to these issues

highlights flexible, sophisticated systems that support and promote adaptive responses to faces

that appear to function to maximize the benefits of both our mate choices and more general

decisions about other types of social partners.

We investigated how intentions to hide and unfriend Facebook contacts were linked to

perceived sender attractiveness and face-threating messages (FTAs). Intention to hide was higher

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than intention to unfriend contacts, implying that unfriending is harsher. Low social

attractiveness predicted hiding and unfriending intentions, but low physical attractiveness was

only linked to hiding. Disrespectful messages were linked to hiding contacts, while updates that

made the receiver look bad were linked to unfriending. FTAs also mediated the influence of

social and physical attractiveness on hiding and unfriending contacts. Overall, managing online

relationships relied on independent and interdependent perceptual and behavioral processes.

Despite the old adage not to ‘judge a book by its cover’, facial cues often guide first

impressions and these first impressions guide our decisions. Literature suggests there are valid

facial cues that assist us in assessing someone’s health or intelligence, but such cues are

overshadowed by an ‘attractiveness halo’ whereby desirable attributions are preferentially

ascribed to attractive people. The impact of the attractiveness halo effect on perceptions of

academic performance in the classroom is concerning as this has shown to influence students’

future performance. We investigated the limiting effects of the attractiveness halo on perceptions

of actual academic performance in faces of 100 university students. Given the ambiguity and

various perspectives on the definition of intelligence and the growing consensus on the

importance of conscientiousness over intelligence in predicting actual academic performance, we

also investigated whether perceived conscientiousness was a more accurate predictor of

academic performance than perceived intelligence. Perceived conscientiousness was found to be

a better predictor of actual academic performance when compared to perceived intelligence and

perceived academic performance, and accuracy was improved when controlling for the influence

of attractiveness on judgments. These findings emphasize the misleading effect of attractiveness

on the accuracy of first impressions of competence, which can have serious consequences in

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areas such as education and hiring. The findings also have implications for future research

investigating impression accuracy based on facial stimuli.

Empirical research on the role of physical attractiveness in employment selection is

reviewed. Physical attractiveness is conceptualized as a beneficial status characteristic, although

further investigation of the magnitude of the bias is needed. Conceptual and methodological

problems impeding understanding of physical attractiveness are noted and a descriptive model

specifying the role of attractiveness in selection decision-making is offered.

From an evolutionary perspective, beauty is regarded as an assessment of fitness value.

The fitness value of a social partner can be influenced by both physical and nonphysical traits. It

follows that the perceived beauty of a social partner can be influenced by nonphysical traits such

as liking, respect, familiarity, and contribution to shared goals in addition to physical traits such

as youth, waist-to-hip ratio, and bilateral symmetry. We present three studies involving the

evaluation of known social partners showing that judgments of physical attractiveness are

strongly influenced by nonphysical factors. Females are more strongly influenced by nonphysical

factors than males and there are large individual differences within each sex. In general, research

on physical attractiveness based on the evaluation of purely physical traits of strangers might

miss some of the most important factors influencing the perception of physical attractiveness

among known associates.

Averageness and symmetry are attractive in Western faces and are good candidates for

biologically based standards of beauty. A hallmark of such standards is that they are shared

across cultures. We examined whether facial averageness and symmetry are attractive in non-

Western cultures. Increasing the averageness of individual faces, by warping those faces towards

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an averaged composite of the same race and sex, increased the attractiveness of both Chinese

(experiment 1) and Japanese (experiment 2) faces, for Chinese and Japanese participants,

respectively. Decreasing averageness by moving the faces away from an average shape

decreased attractiveness. We also manipulated the symmetry of Japanese faces by blending each

original face with its mirror image to create perfectly symmetric versions. Japanese raters

preferred the perfectly symmetric versions to the original faces (experiment 2). These findings

show that preferences for facial averageness and symmetry are not restricted to Western cultures,

consistent with the view that they are biologically based. Interestingly, it made little difference

whether averageness was manipulated by using own-race or other-race averaged composites and

there was no preference for own-race averaged composites over other-race or mixed-race

composites (experiment 1). We discuss the implications of these results for understanding what

makes average faces attractive. We also discuss some limitations of our studies, and consider

other lines of converging evidence that may help determine whether preferences for average and

symmetric faces are biologically based.

Characteristics of service providers such as gender and physical attractiveness (PA) play

a significant role in customer–server encounters. This study explored whether various service

quality conditions and PA stereotypes would affect perceptions of service quality in customers of

fine dining restaurants in Taiwan. This research also identified the moderating effects of server

PA stereotype and PA in-group bias on perceived service quality. A total of 480 subjects

participated in the study, which had a 2 × 2 between-subjects factorial design: scenarios of

service quality (favourable vs. unfavourable) and appearances of server (attractive vs. average).

The results showed that the customers' perceptions of service quality were enhanced with

attractive servers compared with those of average appearances. In addition, the server PA

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stereotype influenced the customers' perceptions of service quality with regard to responsiveness

and assurance dimensions under favourable and unfavourable service quality conditions.

The effects of sex role and physical attractiveness stereotypes on subjects' perceptions of

a stimulus person were examined in a field study of their influence on occupational suitability

ratings. The present research distinguished the biological sex from the sex role of a hypothetical

job applicant. A sample of personnel consultant subjects evaluated a male or female stimulus

applicant, who was attractive or unattractive, for masculine, feminine, and sex‐neutral

occupations. The stimulus applicant was either masculine, feminine, or androgynous in hisher

sex role. Consistent with the experimental hypothesis, masculine and androgynous persons were

preferred to feminine persons for the masculine occupations while feminine and androgynous

persons were preferred to masculine persons for the feminine occupations, regardless of

biological sex or attractiveness. Also consistent with predictions, attractiveness influenced

ratings for the sex‐neutral occupations. Results are discussed in terms of the influence of

individuating information about a stimulus person in eliminating the effects of stereotypes on

judgments of individuals. Possible implications for personnel decision making are also

considered.

Using a semantic differential to assess person perception, a non-random sample of 30

female university students recorded their impressions of a number of pictures of female stimulus

persons. The pictures represented a systematic pairing of faces of varying levels of

attractiveness, and clothed bodies of varying levels of attractiveness. The results of a 3 × 3 Latin

square analysis of variance showed facial attractiveness to be a significant factor in the

perception of physical attractiveness of the total unit, social and professional happiness, and

social desirability. Attractiveness of the clothed body exerted a significant effect in the

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perception of bourgeois orientation. Pearson productmoment correlation results indicated that as

level of perceived physical attractiveness increased, so did the perception of social and

professional happiness and social desirability.

On the basis of recent findings showing that physical attractiveness serves as an

important evaluative cue in person perception, the present paper reviews evidence which

indicates that physical attractiveness differentially affects the judgments of males and female s.

Recent research seems to indicate that the physical-attractiveness stereotype — which holds

that attractive individuals are more positively evaluated across a wide range of dimensions than

unattractive individuals — is more potent when applied to women than to men. The origins of

this differential stereotyping are discussed in terms of the historically defined roles of men and

women in our society. In addition, the paper discusses the implications of the physical-

attractiveness stereotype for the general problem of sex-role stereotyping.

The present study investigated the relationship between ratings of attractiveness based

on facial and those based on full-length photographs and how these ratings are related to peer

interaction in preschoolers. Aggressive and prosocial peer interactions were observed in 38

preschool-age children. Attractive girls received more prosocial and fewer aggressive advances

than unattractive girls. There was no differential treatment of boys related to attractiveness.

Results were discussed in relationship to possible developmental implications and their parallel

to the adult literature.

Two studies examined contingent self-esteem (CSE) and responses to appearance-related

social comparisons. Study 1 was an experimental study in which women rated a series of

advertisements from popular women’s magazines. Study 2 employed an event-contingent diary

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recording procedure. In Study 1, women who were higher in CSE and lower in self-perceptions

of attractiveness (SPA) experienced greater decreases in positive affect and greater increases in

negative affect following the ad-rating task. Study 2 results supported a mediation model in

which women who were higher in CSE felt worse after social comparisons because they made

primarily upward comparisons. Overall, results suggest that appearance-related comparisons are

more distressing for those who base their self-worth on contingencies and have lower self-

perceived attractiveness.

Related Studies

“Facial beauty automatically competes with an ongoing cognitive task for spatial

attention. (Sui & Liu, 2009)”According to Mitrovic, Goller, Tinio, & Leader (2018) Facial

beauty automatically attracts an individual’s attention. Also Facial attractiveness affects an

individual’s perception of the environment stated by Hahn & Perrett (2014). “Throughout the

world, attractive people show greater acquisition of resources and greater reproductive success

than others.” (Yarosh, 2019) According to Miller, Rothblum, Barbour, & Felicio (1990) The

stigma associated with obesity is likely to limit the opportunities obese women have to develop

social skills. Also Perceptions of physical attractiveness can be changed by social interaction.

Stated by Albada, K. F., Knapp, M. L., & Theune, K. E. (2002). Attractiveness is one factor that

also affects an individual’s decision in job hiring Cann, A., Siegfried, W. D., & Pearce, L.,

(1981). For beauty standards, they have been set in all cultures and is almost universal (Rhodes,

2006) “Attractive people are perceived to possess almost all types of social advantages that can

be measured, and even seemingly negative attributions, such as the attractive being rated as more

likely to have extramarital affairs. (Webster & Driskell, 1983)” Emotional capability and social

behaviors are affected by attractiveness according to Penton-Voak & Chang (2008). “Perceivers

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treat attractive persons more positively and provide them with more attention, rewards, help, and

cooperation than unattractive persons, regardless of familiarity (Langlois, et. al, 2000)”

According to Dion et al., (1972) judgments of facial attractiveness are central to decision-making

in various domains. “Put simply, whether someone is “good” or “bad” looking to others seems to

affect their socioeconomic prospects independent of many other factors. (Hosoda et. al, 2003)”

Social interaction are deemed to be much effective with attractive individuals stated by Langlois,

et. al (2000). “Face attractiveness, in particular, is a holistic visual trait that we often use to make

first-pass assessments of people, as we associate this feature with romantic viability, sociability,

and health. (Zebrowitz & Montepare, 2008)”

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 CHAPTER III:

Methodology

Research Design

Research design is defined as a framework of methods and techniques chosen by a

researcher to combine various components of research in a reasonably logical manner so that the

research problem is efficiently handled (Bhat, 2018). The researchers concluded after analysis of

the content to be presented that the appropriate research design to be used for this study is a

Qualitative-Phenomenological Research Design. Phenomenology is the study of structures of

consciousness as experienced from the first-person point of view, it is a qualitative research

method that is used to describe how human beings experience a certain phenomenon (Giorgi, A.

2012). Phenomenology can be defined as the direct investigation and description of phenomena

as consciously experienced by people living those experiences (Kothari, 2004). With the aim of

this study, a phenomenological study attempts to set aside biases and form assumptions about

human experiences, feelings, and responses to a particular situation.

The Qualitative-Phenomenological Research Design is to be used in order to assess the

ongoing state of changed of perception based on Physical attractiveness on Quezon City Science

High School Students and the difference between men and women and how the Students

become aware to this social issue through the use of closed-ended survey questions. The

researchers ought to assess the awareness of the students on the changed of perception based on

attractiveness and the difference between men and women, their knowledge, background and

experiences.

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Sampling Techniques

The study will utilize Qualitative-Quota Sampling Method because a phenomenological

study limits the participants from 5 to 25, as recommended by creswell (1988). Qualitative

Sampling-Quota Sampling Method is defined as a non-probability sampling technique wherein

the assembled sample has the same proportions of individuals as the entire population with

respect to known characteristics, traits or focused phenomenon (Berg & Lune, 2004).

Research Subjects

As suggested by Creswell (1988), it is suggested that there are only 5 – 25 participants

for a phenomenological study. These recommendations can help a researcher estimate how many

participants they will need in order to collect sufficient data that can represent the whole

population. For this study there ought to be a total of 20, includes ten (10) male and ten (10)

female student-participants for the close-ended survey questions, ages 15-18 and from Quezon

City Science High School.

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Research Procedure

The methodology to be followed is indicated in a drop down flowchart, as shown below.

Selection of Participants

Conduct Survey

Gathering of Results

Analysis of Data

Summarizing and
Concluding Results

Figure 3. Flow of Research Methodology

Figure 3 shows a diagram that indicates the major steps of the study. The steps are

arranged in chronological flowchart to show the said relationship.

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Data Collection Procedure

The researchers will give a waiver of informed consent to the respondents before

conducting the survey proper through distribution of close-ended survey questionnaires. It

will include a formal agreement stating that the respondent is willing to share information to the

researchers for the purpose of the study. In return, the researchers will classify the collected data

as confidential. The survey questionnaire will be signed both by respondents and researchers.

After signing the waiver, the participant will be given a survey questionnaire consisting

of close-ended survey questions. Written answers are for the reasons of confidentiality and

authenticity of information from the participant himself/herself.

Research Instrument

A close-ended survey questionnaire in hard copy will be prepared for the respondents. All

questions will be made in accordance to the objectives of the study. The questionnaire will

contain the list of profile of High School students. The questions that will help to further

investigate the awareness of the Quezon City Science High School Students on the change of

perception based on attractiveness and the difference between men and women.

Data Analysis

The results from the conducted survey will be analyzed and assess by the researchers and

the data collected through thematic analysis of their responses. This method of data analysis will

be able to group common responses and be able to explain it in an in-depth manner. A narrative

report will then be presented to be able to explain and discuss the results of the survey in a

textual manner.

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Content Analysis

Articles and documents regarding the change of perception base on attractiveness: the

difference between men and women on Quezon City Science High School Students will get from

reliable sources. From those articles, any available data regarding the change of perception base

on attractiveness: the difference between men and women would be compiled for further content

analysis.

Agencies to go to

The study will be consulted to the following agencies to verify the validity of the content

presented in this paper as well as in the survey forms to be released

 UP Center for Women’s and Gender Studies University of the Philippines

 Department of Psychology University of the Philippines Diliman

 Department of Education University of the Philippines.

Ethical Consideration

This research requires the participation of High School Students from Quezon City

Science High School to answer the close-ended survey questions. The participants to be part of

this survey are currently High School students from Quezon City Science High School. The

survey would be assessed and validate by the professionals before use. The questions would only

ask about the change of perception base on attractiveness: the difference between men and

women. No personal information would be disclosed or used outside of the study. Prior to the

survey, the participants shall sign a waiver of informed consent. No other participation would be

needed.

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 CHAPTER IV

Results and Discussion

Females and Males has different perceptions about attractiveness. Men has more of about

how attractive they can be or how attractive the other people. They answered most of the

questions about attractiveness, like its importance, for being important or very important. Unlike

the girls who answered on the same question that it being completely irrelevant. But in

maintaining the appearance on the different sex. The most of the male responses said that

maintaining the appearance of males and females were mostly neutral. For females they

answered that it is very important that males and females should maintain their appearance over

time.

Females are more likely to be conscious of their physical appearance, while males look at

the physical appearance of others. The male respondents have answered different questions about

attractiveness and the answers yield their results as attractiveness being very important, being it

as a way for socializing or how important it is for other people on maintaining their physical

appearance. In the 9th question of the survey they almost all of them answered that Plastic

Surgery is completely irrelevant on being more attractive. It seems that both sex agree that

plastic surgery is not a way for you in being attractive. The different perceptions of the male and

female respondents about attractiveness is mostly compared to themselves or how they do things

on maintaining attractiveness as people or how they age.

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 CHAPTER V

Conclusion and Recommendation

Conclusion

From these data, it is evident that physical attractiveness significantly changes the

perception of individuals. More importantly, there is a significant difference between the change

of perception of men and women based on attractiveness. Male individuals have shown to give

more importance to physical appearance compared to female individuals.

In general, it was found that physical attractiveness strongly influences judgment and

changes perception. Additionally, physical attractiveness plays a huge role in social participation.

The "what is beautiful is good" stereotypemay well be the inception of meaningful varieties in

one’s sentiments about socializing.

Significantly more research is thusly proper, focusing not exclusively to what individuals'

certain theories about physical attractiveness are but to the genuine implications of these

convictions also.

Recommendation

Suggested areas for future research include the extent of the influence of physical

attractiveness on the perception of men and women. Do minor varieties in the physical

appearance of an individual influence evaluations? It is also important to know the other factors

in addition to physical appearance that may affect one’s perception of an individual.

Overall, the results of the present study require careful analysis of previous research and

suggest a need for further exploration of the variables which affect perception of men and

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women based on attractiveness. At the point when limited information is exhibited about an

individual, the decisions which are made are not quite the same as those formed when more data

are accessible.

Furthermore, the present study only shows data from specific experimental research and

is not necessarily true to other general situations. Different findings may occur depending on the

study and the variables within the study.

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 Appendices

Appendix A: Waiver of Informed Consent

WAIVER OF INFORMED CONSENT

This form is given to the participants as an agreement between the researchers and them. This

form explains the way the researchers will collect the data and treat the participants.

• No personal information given to the researchers will be used without their express permission.
It can be omitted if the participant wishes to do so.

• The data collected is for academic purposes only. It will not be misused.

• The participant is allowed to check their completed data to ensure that is what they wanted to
get across.

• The participant is allowed to step out of the research anytime.

______________________ __________________ _______________________

Efraim Joey Cordero Mildred Jimenez Jessica Claire Tiambeng
Researcher Researcher Researcher

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Participant

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Appendix B: Research Instrument

Research Questionnaire

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APPENDIX C: Tallying

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