Do good looks really signal good ethics?  Are “pretty people” pretty trustworthy?

Recently, a study was done to determine the connections between trust and attractiveness.

A total of 357 volunteers participated in a Paris study, in October of 2019, and we’re getting results, now.

In it, the first group of 76 people participated in a short experiment to examine economic decision-making.  Pairs of people were randomly matched without knowing whom they would be paired with.  Group A played the role that required each to trust another.  Group B had to reciprocate or break the trust.

Money was also involved to raise the stakes.  Group A could earn up 12 euros if they trusted the other player.  And once Group A trusted the player, their fate was in Group B player’s hands.

In addition to observing participants behaviors in the game, they also took neutral ID pictures of themselves, before they were introduced.  Participants each decided who was “good looking,” independently.

In the end, results confirmed that those people who are considered to be more beautiful are also believed to be much more trustworthy – regardless of whether that is actually true.

(Check out more, here:  Study Finds)

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