Calling Miss Congeniality: Do attractive people have attractive traits and values?
Monday, October 15, 2012 - 16:01
in Psychology & Sociology
It's difficult to resist the temptation of assuming that a person's outward appearance reflects something meaningful about his or her inner personality. Research shows that people tend to perceive attractive adults as more social, successful, and well-adjusted than less attractive adults, a phenomenon that's been termed the "what is beautiful is good" stereotype. But is this really true? A new article investigates whether the stereotype holds up in the real world.