Cruel But True, People Are Less Likely to Trust Those They See As Ugly
OK. So your nose is a little big. And your chin's a little too soft. You may feel self-conscious about these things. You know your beauty is deep inside. But there's a reason that that self-consciousness may persist. Children are less likely to trust ugly people. According to newswise.com, children think the uglier you are, the less trustworthy you are. In a study recently published in Frontiers in Psychology , researchers have found that as children, how we perceive someone's trustworthiness is linked to how attractive we find them. Our ability to make this trustworthiness judgment develops as we grow, becoming more consistent as we approach adulthood, and, girls are better at it than boys. Many psychology studies have proven the existence of the so-called "beauty stereotype". This describes the phenomenon whereby more attractive people are also considered to be smarter, more sociable and more successful. To be attractive is to be treated bet...