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2026-09-04 Evolutionary or Cognitive? Dissociable Mechanisms Underlying the Effects of Facial and Bodily Attractiveness on Object-Based Attention doi:10.57760/sciencedb.psych.000wp en The present study employed a double-rectangle cueing paradigm and conducted five experiments to systematically investigate the effects of facial attractiveness (Experiments 1–3) and bodily attractiveness (Experiments 4–5) on object-based attention. The specific experimental designs and dataset information are described below.Experiment 1. A non-comparative context was used, in which the two stimuli were matched in both sex and attractiveness level. Forty-eight participants were recruited, including 24 women. The experiment employed a 2 (participant sex: female vs. male) × 2 (face sex: female vs. male) × 2 (facial attractiveness: low vs. high) × 2 (cue location: same object vs. different object) mixed factorial design. Participant sex was a between-subjects factor, whereas all other factors were manipulated within subjects. The dependent variable was reaction time (RT).Experiment 2. A comparative context was used, in which the two stimuli were of the same sex but differed in attractiveness level. Forty-eight participants were recruited, including 24 women. The experiment employed a 2 (participant sex: female vs. male) × 2 (face sex: female vs. male) × 2 (facial attractiveness: low vs. high) × 2 (cue location: same object vs. different object) mixed factorial design. Participant sex was a between-subjects factor, whereas all other factors were manipulated within subjects. The dependent variable was reaction time (RT).Experiment 3. Information about facial health was introduced, with two levels: healthy and unhealthy/sickly. Forty-eight participants were recruited, including 24 women. The experiment employed a 2 (participant sex: female vs. male) × 2 (health status: healthy vs. sickly) × 2 (facial attractiveness: low vs. high) × 2 (cue location: same object vs. different object) mixed factorial design. Participant sex was a between-subjects factor, whereas all other factors were manipulated within subjects. The dependent variable was reaction time (RT).Experiment 4. A non-comparative context was used, in which the two stimuli were matched in both sex and attractiveness level. Forty-eight participants were recruited, including 24 women. The experiment employed a 2 (participant sex: female vs. male) × 2 (body sex: female vs. male) × 2 (bodily attractiveness: low vs. high) × 2 (cue location: same object vs. different object) mixed factorial design. Participant sex was a between-subjects factor, whereas all other factors were manipulated within subjects. The dependent variable was reaction time (RT).Experiment 5. A comparative context was used, in which the two stimuli were of the same sex but differed in attractiveness level. Forty-eight participants were recruited, including 24 women. The experiment employed a 2 (participant sex: female vs. male) × 2 (body sex: female vs. male) × 2 (bodily attractiveness: low vs. high) × 2 (cue location: same object vs. different object) mixed factorial design. Participant sex was a between-subjects factor, whereas all other factors were manipulated within subjects. The dependent variable was reaction time (RT).The dataset contains 10 data files, corresponding to Experiment 1 (Exp1), Experiment 2 (Exp2), Experiment 3 (Exp3), Experiment 4 (Exp4), and Experiment 5 (Exp5), with each experiment provided in both .sav and .csv formats. Detailed descriptions of the variables are provided in the variable labels of the .sav files. For the participant sex variable, 1 indicates male and 2 indicates female. facial attractiveness; body attractiveness; object-based attention; evolutionary perspective; cognitive perspective Zhang Huiru Li Xinyi Zhu Zhaohong Liu Jiulin Yang Tianyi Gao Yunfei Zhao Jingjing Wang Yonghui RESTRICTED dataset Science Data Bank