Research on physical attractiveness has shown that

a. men are more likely than women to make biased judgments of others based on physical appearance.

b. most people disregard physical attractiveness when forming first impressions of people.

c. judgments of women's personalities are affected by their physical attractiveness, but judgments of men's personalities are not.

d. we tend to ascribe desirable personality characteristics to good-looking people.

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Bethany

20 January, 13:48

Research on physical attractiveness has shown that

a. men are more likely than women to make biased judgments of others based on physical appearance.

b. most people disregard physical attractiveness when forming first impressions of people.

c. judgments of women's personalities are affected by their physical attractiveness, but judgments of men's personalities are not.

d. we tend to ascribe desirable personality characteristics to good-looking people.

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Macie Lin · Answer 1

I believe the answer is: D. we tend to ascribe desirable personality characteristics to good-looking people

The research shows that good looking people would automatically characterized more as smart, enthustiastic, friendly, and confident compared to less good looking individuals. This would give good looking people a huge advantage in employee selection process and mate seeking.