Utseende

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Jag har flera gånger varit med om att någon tjejpolare valt en "ful" kille framför en "snygg" enbart på grund av att den fulare, enligt henne, hade manligare/sexigare utstrålning/kroppsspråk/röst/o.s.v. än den snyggare, så jag förstår hur ni tänker. MEN, jag tycker nog ändå att utseendet spelar något större roll på datingmarknaden än vad ni ger det cred för. Halo-effekten gäller inte enbart för kvinns vetni ...

Dion and Berscheid (1972) conducted a study on the relationship between attractiveness and the halo effect.[2] Sixty students from University of Minnesota took part in the experiment, half being male and half being female. Each subject was given three different photos to examine: one of an attractive individual, one of an individual of average attractiveness, and one of an unattractive individual.

The participants judged the photos’ subjects along 27 different personality traits (including altruism, conventionality, self-assertiveness, stability, emotionality, trustworthiness, extraversion, kindness, and sexual promiscuity). Participants were then asked to predict the overall happiness the photos' subjects would feel for the rest of their lives, including marital happiness (least likely to get divorced), parental happiness (most likely to be a good parent), social and professional happiness (most likely to experience life fulfillment), and overall happiness. Finally, participants were asked if the subjects would hold a job of high status, medium status, or low status.

Results showed that participants overwhelmingly believed the more attractive subjects to have more socially desirable personality traits than either the averagely attractive or unattractive subjects. Participants also believed that the attractive individuals would lead happier lives in general, have happier marriages, be better parents, and have more career success than the unattractive or averagely attractive individuals. Also, results showed that attractive people were believed to be more likely to hold secure, prestigious jobs compared to unattractive individuals.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_effect