A study done by Pfeifer noted a positive correlation between physical appearance and wages. More attractive people are, on average, more likely to be employed and have a higher wage than their normal counterpart . According to this study, the estimated effects of the interviewer rating, generally, have a larger impact on men than on women, while self-ratings (of attractiveness) have a larger effect on women than on men. However, in this study, the rating from others (in this case, the interviewer) has a larger effect than self-rating. "The wage effects of attractiveness are nonlinear for men, which implies that wage punishment for unattractiveness is larger than wage premium for attractiveness and linear for women." Another study wanted to answer the question if individuals would associate higher job stability with attractive people. The results showed that they did in fact favor their hypothesis. Those we were deemed less attractive were correlated to having much lower job stability compared to attractive individuals. It also highlighted how higher salary jobs we also associated with the more attractive individuals. Continuous Application Based on the original study done by Karen Dion, Ellen Berscheid, and Elaine Walster in 1972 it has sparked many other scientists to test the theory in different way in the past century. One example would be a study done in 2011 that wanted to know if attractiveness had an effect on an individual’s ability to memorize or remember certain things. The researcher used the same sample group of university student as well as the three scales of attractiveness as seen in the original study. In this specific experiment, there were positive and negative words written on the images that were shown to the participants. They had to remember the exact word with the correct face. The students had to click through the gallery of faces with a mouse; they were also given no time limit to decrease the likelihood of another variable affecting the results of the experiment. The result of their first experiment showed that the students were more likely to positive remember words that were linked to an individual who was attractive as well as the students having remembered negative words when they were paired with a unattractive photo. Children Studies show that teachers perceive attractive children as more intellectual, more engaged in school, and more likely to succeed academically than unattractive children. This is because teachers have been shown to have more positive interactions with attractive children. In addition, other studies show that customers' perceptions of  quality of service is boosted by physical attractiveness. Disadvantages Reactions to beauty may lead to interpersonal tension and conflict. For example, people may attribute greater negative and egocentric traits to them due to envy. Extremely attractive individuals may be refused by their own sex type who are envious of them.E. Hatfield, S. Sprecher, (1986). Mirror, mirror…The importance of looks in everyday life. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. Attractive people are often confused with whether people are attracted to their appearance or their inner qualities. They are also more likely to rely on their looks than on their other attributes. A review of literature illustrates that attractive males experience much greater social and economic advantages than attractive females. Attractive females commonly face a hostile work environment with female supervisors and female coworkers - unless the attractive female is employed in a low-status position. Initially, both males and females (of average attractiveness) suspect attractive females of being intellectually inferior, but not so of attractive males. Attractive females are placed in a social position in which they must demonstrate above average competence. Attractive males are not challenged in this manner. Category:Cognitive biases Category:Interpersonal attraction Category:Stereotypes
A study done by Pfeifer noted a positive correlation between physical appearance and wages. More attractive people are, on average, more likely to be employed and have a higher wage than their normal counterparts . According to this study, the estimated effects of the interviewer rating, generally, have a larger impact on men than on women, while self-ratings (of attractiveness) have a larger effect on women than on men. However, in this study, the rating from others (in this case, the interviewer) has a larger effect than self-rating. "The wage effects of attractiveness are nonlinear for men, which implies that wage punishment for unattractiveness is larger than wage premium for attractiveness and linear for women." Another study wanted to answer the question if individuals would associate higher job stability with attractive people. The results showed that they did in fact favor their hypothesis. Those we were deemed less attractive were correlated to having much lower job stability compared to attractive individuals. It also highlighted how higher-salary jobs we also associated with the more attractive individuals. Continuous Application Based on the original study done by Karen Dion, Ellen Berscheid, and Elaine Walster in 1972 it has sparked many other scientists to test the theory in different ways in the past century. One example would be a study done in 2011 that wanted to know if attractiveness had an effect on an individual’s ability to memorize or remember certain things. The researcher used the same sample group of university students as well as the three scales of attractiveness as seen in the original study. In this specific experiment, there were positive and negative words written on the images that were shown to the participants. They had to remember the exact word with the correct face. The students had to click through the gallery of faces with a mouse; they were also given no time limit to decrease the likelihood of another variable affecting the results of the experiment. The result of their first experiment showed that the students were more likely to remember positive words that were linked to an individual who was attractive as well as the students having remembered negative words when they were paired with an unattractive photo. Children Studies show that teachers perceive attractive children as more intellectual, more engaged in school, and more likely to succeed academically than unattractive children. This is because teachers have been shown to have more positive interactions with attractive children. In addition, other studies show that customers' perceptions of the quality of service are boosted by physical attractiveness. Disadvantages Reactions to beauty may lead to interpersonal tension and conflict. For example, people may attribute greater negative and egocentric traits to them due to envy. Extremely attractive individuals may be refused by their own sex type who are envious of them.E. Hatfield, S. Sprecher, (1986). Mirror, mirror…The importance of looks in everyday life. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. Attractive people are often confused with whether people are attracted to their appearance or their inner qualities. They are also more likely to rely on their looks than on their other attributes. A review of literature illustrates that attractive males experience much greater social and economic advantages than attractive females. Attractive females commonly face a hostile work environment with female supervisors and female coworkers - unless the attractive female is employed in a low-status position. Initially, both males and females (of average attractiveness) suspect attractive females of being intellectually inferior, but not so of attractive males. Attractive females are placed in a social position in which they must demonstrate above-average competence. Attractive males are not challenged in this manner. Category:Cognitive biases Category:Interpersonal attraction Category:Stereotypes
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