Which of the Following Statements About Research on the "Beautiful

question 81

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about research on the "beautiful is good" stereotype is FALSE?

• A)Infants as young as three to six months of age prefer attractive faces over unattractive faces.
• B)Attractive people are assumed to have a variety of positive characteristics, including being better adjusted, socially skilled, friendly, likeable, extraverted, and apt to achieve superior job performance.
• C)There is little truth to the "beautiful is good" stereotype.Attractive people do not really possess the positive characteristics of the stereotype.
• D)The "beautiful is good" stereotype can influence how we treat others, as in the concept of the self-fulfilling prophecy.

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