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Study: People broadly agree on who is good looking or not, and it affects every aspect of life
• Raters agree about who is and is not attractive, both within and across cultures.
• There seem to be universal standards by which facial attractiveness is judged.
• Attractive children and adults exhibit more positive behaviors and traits than unattractive children and adults
For cross-ethnic agreement the average reliability was r = .88, cross cultural agreement was even higher, r = .94 ... these results indicate that beauty is not simply in the eye of the beholder
These findings are powerful evidence that, contrary to popular belief, attractiveness effects extend beyond the mere "opinions"
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• Raters agree about who is and is not attractive, both within and across cultures.
• There seem to be universal standards by which facial attractiveness is judged.
• Attractive children and adults exhibit more positive behaviors and traits than unattractive children and adults
For cross-ethnic agreement the average reliability was r = .88, cross cultural agreement was even higher, r = .94 ... these results indicate that beauty is not simply in the eye of the beholder
These findings are powerful evidence that, contrary to popular belief, attractiveness effects extend beyond the mere "opinions"
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Studies: It takes less than one second for people to accurately judge beauty
Beauty can be identified and processed in under 1 second
Palomares et al. (2018) found a similar result that only 33 ms were necessary for a high degree of agreement
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Beauty can be identified and processed in under 1 second
Palomares et al. (2018) found a similar result that only 33 ms were necessary for a high degree of agreement
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Studies: Babies can easily differentiate between attractive and unattractive faces
Newborn babies can easily differentiate between attractive and unattractive faces, suggesting that face recognition is hardwired at birth, rather than learned
Slater at al. took pictures of a variety of faces and asked adult subjects to rate them for attractiveness on a scale from 1 to 5. The researchers then searched for pairs of photographs that were similar in all respects – in brightness and contrast, for example – but at opposite ends of the attractiveness scale
They then presented these paired photographs to newborn infants, who ranged in age from one to seven days old. All babies were still in hospital after birth. One researcher held each infant upright about 30 centimetres away from the two photos. Another stood out of view and noted where the babies eyes were directed
On average, the babies spent 80% of their time looking at the more attractive face than the less attractive one
This is solid evidence that the social constructionist view of beauty is false
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Newborn babies can easily differentiate between attractive and unattractive faces, suggesting that face recognition is hardwired at birth, rather than learned
Slater at al. took pictures of a variety of faces and asked adult subjects to rate them for attractiveness on a scale from 1 to 5. The researchers then searched for pairs of photographs that were similar in all respects – in brightness and contrast, for example – but at opposite ends of the attractiveness scale
They then presented these paired photographs to newborn infants, who ranged in age from one to seven days old. All babies were still in hospital after birth. One researcher held each infant upright about 30 centimetres away from the two photos. Another stood out of view and noted where the babies eyes were directed
On average, the babies spent 80% of their time looking at the more attractive face than the less attractive one
This is solid evidence that the social constructionist view of beauty is false
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Ok, this one’s just funny
Study: Parents treat attractive children better than ugly children
Researchers observed whether or not parents used the available seat belts on shopping carts or paid attention to if the child was behaving in a way that could be dangerous. They found that the attractiveness of the child directly determined how often the parent used seatbelts and paid attention to the child's safety
Pretty and ugly children were treated in starkly different ways, with seat belt use increasing in direct proportion to attractiveness.
When a woman was in charge, 4 percent of the homeliest children were strapped in compared with 13.3 percent of the most attractive children.
The difference was even more acute when fathers led the shopping expedition—in those cases, none of the least attractive children were secured with seat belts, while 12.5 percent of the prettiest children were.
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Study: Parents treat attractive children better than ugly children
Researchers observed whether or not parents used the available seat belts on shopping carts or paid attention to if the child was behaving in a way that could be dangerous. They found that the attractiveness of the child directly determined how often the parent used seatbelts and paid attention to the child's safety
Pretty and ugly children were treated in starkly different ways, with seat belt use increasing in direct proportion to attractiveness.
When a woman was in charge, 4 percent of the homeliest children were strapped in compared with 13.3 percent of the most attractive children.
The difference was even more acute when fathers led the shopping expedition—in those cases, none of the least attractive children were secured with seat belts, while 12.5 percent of the prettiest children were.
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Interestingly, they controlled for IQ, finding attractiveness to be predictive even independent of IQ,
Studies: Physical attractiveness in adolescence predicts better socioeconomic status in adulthood
Study measured the effects of physical attractiveness independent of potential confounds such as education, SES, and IQ
It was found that attractive adolescents occupied higher status jobs as adults, and were more likely to be married
The strongest effect found was on individuals from a more disadvantaged social background
The more attractive a child was rated at age 15, the higher their socioeconomic position at age 36.
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Studies: Physical attractiveness in adolescence predicts better socioeconomic status in adulthood
Study measured the effects of physical attractiveness independent of potential confounds such as education, SES, and IQ
It was found that attractive adolescents occupied higher status jobs as adults, and were more likely to be married
The strongest effect found was on individuals from a more disadvantaged social background
The more attractive a child was rated at age 15, the higher their socioeconomic position at age 36.
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Studies: Attractive people are perceived much more positively than they really are
Correlations of perceived positive traits with attractiveness are often very strong (r > .6), even though in truth these relationships are weak (r < .3) or even absent with few exceptions (e.g. attractive people are perceived as more extroverted and they also are, r = .4, also overweight people are both unattractive and unhealthy).
Effect sizes were found to be large for perceived social competence and health, intermediate for potency, adjustment, and intellectual competence, and near zero for integrity and concern for others (Eagly et al., 1991).
Studies correlating judgments of face attractiveness and rater impressions of target health produce very large positive correlations for both sexes, typically around .60.
Face attractiveness appears to be a weak predictor of health in women (weighted average r = .15), and it is clearly not a consistent predictor in men (weighted average r = .04).
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Correlations of perceived positive traits with attractiveness are often very strong (r > .6), even though in truth these relationships are weak (r < .3) or even absent with few exceptions (e.g. attractive people are perceived as more extroverted and they also are, r = .4, also overweight people are both unattractive and unhealthy).
Effect sizes were found to be large for perceived social competence and health, intermediate for potency, adjustment, and intellectual competence, and near zero for integrity and concern for others (Eagly et al., 1991).
Studies correlating judgments of face attractiveness and rater impressions of target health produce very large positive correlations for both sexes, typically around .60.
Face attractiveness appears to be a weak predictor of health in women (weighted average r = .15), and it is clearly not a consistent predictor in men (weighted average r = .04).
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Not only will she laugh more at the attractive guys,
She’ll also suppress her laughs if she finds you unattractive
Studies: Attractive men are perceived as 'funnier', even when they are actually not
Although unattractive participants scored slightly higher in funniness in the audio only condition, they were viewed as less funny in the video and photograph conditions
The opposite was true for attractive men—thus demonstrating perceptions of humor are significantly influenced by attractiveness
If raters do not want attention from less attractive people, they may also be less likely to describe less attractive actors as funny in the video condition, as laughter could be seen as a way to reciprocate interest, which raters in this study may have wanted to avoid
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She’ll also suppress her laughs if she finds you unattractive
Studies: Attractive men are perceived as 'funnier', even when they are actually not
Although unattractive participants scored slightly higher in funniness in the audio only condition, they were viewed as less funny in the video and photograph conditions
The opposite was true for attractive men—thus demonstrating perceptions of humor are significantly influenced by attractiveness
If raters do not want attention from less attractive people, they may also be less likely to describe less attractive actors as funny in the video condition, as laughter could be seen as a way to reciprocate interest, which raters in this study may have wanted to avoid
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