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WebMD Medical News Jan. 20, 2006 -- By Miranda Hitti A pretty face may may be irresistible and put people in good moods, a new study shows.The study, published recently in Emotion, had three key findings. First, facial attractiveness was judged in a fraction of a second. The speed was so fast that participants barely knew what was happening. Second, pretty faces were tied to positive words, like "laughter" and "happiness," more than negative words. But unattractive faces weren't linked to negative words. Lastly, pretty faces seem particularly powerful. Attractive houses didn't spark the same reactions in the study's participants. The researchers were Ingrid Olson, PhD, of the University of Pennsylvania, and Christy Marshuetz, PhD, of Yale University. The Beauty Premium "Research has demonstrated time and time again that there are tremendous social and economic benefits to being attractive," Olson says in a news release. "Attractive people are paid more, are judged more intelligent, and will receive more attention in most facets of life," she continues. "This favoritism, while poorly understood, seems to be innate and cross-cultural. Studies suggest that even infants prefer pretty faces." Those perks have been termed the "beauty premium," write Olson and Marshuetz. They tested the beauty bias in three experiments. First, Olson and Marshuetz gathered yearbook photos of students with attractive and less attractive faces. None of the faces was famous. Next, the researchers asked male and female students to rate each face's attractiveness. The goal was to reach some agreement about which faces were or weren't attractive. Those steps laid the groundwork for the main tests.
WebMD Medical News Jan. 20, 2006 -- By Miranda Hitti A pretty face may may be irresistible and put people in good moods, a new study shows.The study, published recently in Emotion, had three key findings. First, facial attractiveness was judged in a fraction of a second. The speed was so fast that participants barely knew what was happening. Second, pretty faces were tied to positive words, like "laughter" and "happiness," more than negative words. But unattractive faces weren't linked to negative words. Lastly, pretty faces seem particularly powerful. Attractive houses didn't spark the same reactions in the study's participants. The researchers were Ingrid Olson, PhD, of the University of Pennsylvania, and Christy Marshuetz, PhD, of Yale University. The Beauty Premium "Research has demonstrated time and time again that there are tremendous social and economic benefits to being attractive," Olson says in a news release. "Attractive people are paid more, are judged more intelligent, and will receive more attention in most facets of life," she continues. "This favoritism, while poorly understood, seems to be innate and cross-cultural. Studies suggest that even infants prefer pretty faces." Those perks have been termed the "beauty premium," write Olson and Marshuetz. They tested the beauty bias in three experiments. First, Olson and Marshuetz gathered yearbook photos of students with attractive and less attractive faces. None of the faces was famous. Next, the researchers asked male and female students to rate each face's attractiveness. The goal was to reach some agreement about which faces were or weren't attractive. Those steps laid the groundwork for the main tests.