RE: Conservatives are more attractive
January 24, 2018 at 2:17 pm
(This post was last modified: January 24, 2018 at 2:20 pm by Anomalocaris.)
(January 24, 2018 at 11:49 am)alpha male Wrote: We already new this, but here's confirmation:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/...29762547EE
Quote:Physical attractiveness is an important social factor in our daily interactions. Scholars in social psychology provide evidence that attractiveness stereotypes and the “halo effect” are prominent in affecting the traits we attribute to others. However, the interest in attractiveness has not directly filtered down to questions of political behavior beyond candidates and elites. Utilizing measures of attractiveness across multiple surveys, we examine the relationship between attractiveness and political beliefs. Controlling for socioeconomic status, we find that more attractive individuals are more likely to report higher levels of political efficacy, identify as conservative, and identify as Republican. These findings suggest an additional mechanism for political socialization that has further implications for understanding how the body intertwines with the social nature of politics.
Attractive to humans or baboons, or baboons who somehow conceive they are doing a good job masquerading as humans?