Beauty

Beauty
We all know that gorgeous people get preferential treatment. It’s a not-too-pretty fact of life long attributed to the halo effect, a type of cognitive bias or judgment discrepancy in which our impression of a person dictates the assumptions we make about that individual. For example, people will more readily blame an unattractive person for a crime than an attractive one. Now there’s evidence that beauty, intelligence, and other positive characteristics may go hand in hand.

The Truth About Beauty
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Evolutionary psychologists have opened a line of inquiry into other age-old questions about beauty, observing that both men and women alike appear more concerned than ever with both attractiveness and perceived physical imperfections. It’s no surprise that a pretty woman will tend to be favored over others for a desired job opening. There are some universal standards of beauty across the world — symmetry in the face and the body are preferred traits, for example, as are clear skin and youthfulness. Is it important to be beautiful?
Unfortunately, yes. We like to say that kindness and looks matter more and that we appreciate what’s on the inside most. But that is not exactly the case, we live by the notion that beauty is best In fact, even children are drawn to aesthetically pleasing faces, as opposed to unattractive and asymmetric ones.
Is life easier when you are attractive…