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About good looking
If you've ever found yourself excluded from a
clique, it may be you're just not good looking enough - according to science.
A study has found that people rated as
attractive tend to seek out equally attractive people in social situations.
And attractive women were most likely of all to
be found at the centre of a group, the researchers said.
Read more:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3506598/Birds-feather-flock-especially-attractive-Good-looking-people-tend-seek-equally-beautiful-people-social-situations.html#ixzz459MAtMmN
hey were asked to 'mingle' while the researchers
set up the study, and to form groups of any number and composition and raise
their hand once this was done.
They were also directed to form new groups
eight more times in the space 600 sq metres (6,458 sq ft).
THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE
Researchers found that attractive people tend
to gather with other good-looking types.
They gathered 172 people who did not know each
other and asked them to form groups.
They found that on average, participants formed
groups of six individuals, and that they were more likely to approach others of
similar attractiveness.
Attractive women were most likely of all to be
found at the centre of a group, the researchers said.
Each individual was given a numbered cap to
wear, so they could be identified from above.
Their pictures had been taken earlier, and
their faces rated by three members of the research team for attractiveness.
Study lead author Professor Jamin Halberstadt,
of Otago's Department of Psychology, said: 'For one, we wanted to know if
people group together based on physical traits that they share, such as gender
or physical attractiveness.
'We also wanted to find out if these traits
predicted the physical position of individuals in their groups.
'Finally, we sought to determine if how close
they stood to others would predict how cooperative they would be in a future
group task.'
The researchers found that on average, participants
formed groups of six individuals, and that they were more likely to approach
others of similar attractiveness.
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