Date someone attractive and reap the rewards.
Posted by Bob Bulmer on Fri 15th June 2007 at 01:51 AM, Filed in Body Language
Studies carried out in the USA have shown that attractive people have distinct advantages in our society and get on far better in life.
Take a look at these true examples as to how attractive people benefit more from life:
• Attractive children are more popular, both with classmates and teachers. Teachers give higher evaluations to the work of attractive children and have higher expectations of them (which has been shown to improve performance).
• Attractive applicants have a better chance of getting jobs, and of receiving higher salaries. (one US study found that taller men earned around £300 per inch more than shorter executives.)
• In court, attractive people are found guilty less often. When found guilty, they receive less severe sentences.
There are some exceptions to the rule however!
• The ‘bias for beauty’ operates in almost all social situations – all experiments show we react more favorably to physically attractive people.
• We also believe in the ‘what is beautiful is good’ stereotype – an irrational but deep-seated belief that physically attractive people possess other desirable characteristics such as intelligence, competence, social skills, confidence – even moral virtue. (The good fairy/princess is always beautiful; the wicked stepmother is always ugly)
It is not surprising that physical attractiveness is of overwhelming importance to us.
Now where did I put that surgeon’s number?
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