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* ''Common maxims about beauty suggest that attractiveness is not important in life. '' | * ''Common maxims about beauty suggest that attractiveness is not important in life. '' | ||
* ''In contrast, both fitness-related evolutionary theory and socialization theory suggest that attractiveness influences development and interaction. '' | * ''In contrast, both fitness-related evolutionary theory and socialization theory suggest that attractiveness influences development and interaction. '' | ||
* ''For cross-ethnic agreement the average reliability was r=.88, cross cultural agreement was even higher, r=.94 ... these results indicate that beauty is not simple in the eye of the beholder.'' | |||
* ''In 11 meta-analyses, the authors evaluate these contradictory claims, demonstrating that (a) raters agree about who is and is not attractive, both within and across cultures; (b) attractive children and adults are judged more positively than unattractive children and adults, even by those who know them; (c) attractive children and adults are treated more positively than unattractive children and adults, even by those who know them; and (d) attractive children and adults exhibit more positive behaviors and traits than unattractive children and adults. '' | * ''In 11 meta-analyses, the authors evaluate these contradictory claims, demonstrating that (a) raters agree about who is and is not attractive, both within and across cultures; (b) attractive children and adults are judged more positively than unattractive children and adults, even by those who know them; (c) attractive children and adults are treated more positively than unattractive children and adults, even by those who know them; and (d) attractive children and adults exhibit more positive behaviors and traits than unattractive children and adults. '' | ||
* ''Results are used to evaluate social and fitness-related evolutionary theories and the veracity of maxims about beauty.'' | * ''Results are used to evaluate social and fitness-related evolutionary theories and the veracity of maxims about beauty.'' | ||