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One prevalent study conducted a meta-analysis which used the implicit personality theory to challenge the “beauty-is-good” theory. The study found that the traits associated with attractiveness were only remarkably strong for social competence (e.g., sociability, popularity), whereas people also tended to view them as more vain and less modest.
It is theorized that people may prefer sexual partners who look different from them, which is consistent with a pattern of inbreeding avoidance. [ 324 ] [ 325 ] [ 326 ] Although one study found that individuals show a preference for similar-looking mates, after a physiological stress test they preferred dis-similar looking mates.
An averaged face is not unremarkable, but is, in fact, quite good looking. [ citation needed ] Nor is it typical in the sense of common or frequently occurring in the population, though it appears familiar, and is typical in the sense that it is a good example of a face that is representative of the category of faces .
It looks as if some people are just too good-looking to get sick. A new study from the University of Cincinnati found that looks affect your risk of certain illnesses. The more attractive you are ...
Many people make judgments of others based on their physical appearance which influence how they respond to these people. Research on the "what is beautiful is good" stereotype shows that, overall, those who are physically attractive benefit from their good looks: physically attractive individuals are perceived more positively and physical ...
"And since people unconsciously think good-looking men are going to be competent, they hire the good-looking guy. On the other hand, if you think someone's going to be a competitor, you don't want ...
Image credits: Kaygarthedestroyer #27. Their default expectation is that people are generally good. I don't mean that they're naive, they're aware that some people are a*****s, that crime happens.
A simplified example of the halo effect is when a person, after noticing that an individual in a photograph is attractive, well groomed, and properly attired, then assumes, using a mental heuristic, that the person in the photograph is a good person based upon the rules of their own social concept.