Trinidadian guppy (Poecilia reticulata)
If you and your best friend each made a list of the most attractive celebrities, would the same people be on it? Probably, yes. This may be partly because you watch the same movies and listen to the same music — your lists are similar because they are based on similar information. However, research suggests that there is more to it than that. Scientists have discovered that our assessments of attractiveness are not independent. Instead, we find people more attractive when other people find them attractive too. This is called mate choice copying.
Mate choice
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