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→‎People broadly agree on who is good looking or not, even across cultures: Added table with weighted Cohen's d displaying the effect of looks on various behaviors and outcomes from the excellent Langlois et. al meta analyses.
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* ''These findings are powerful evidence that, contrary to popular belief, attractiveness effects extend beyond the mere "opinions" about others and permeate actual actions towards others, even though people may not be aware of it.
* ''These findings are powerful evidence that, contrary to popular belief, attractiveness effects extend beyond the mere "opinions" about others and permeate actual actions towards others, even though people may not be aware of it.
* ''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.''
<span style="font-size:125%>'''Data:'''</span>
[https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Cohen%27s_d Weighted effect sizes] for positive behaviors and life outcomes, comparing 'unattractive' to 'attractive' children and adults:
{| class="wikitable"
! style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | Behavioral Differences
! style="font-style:italic; font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | n
! style="font-style:italic; font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | d+
|-
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | Child (33 studies)
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | 7,324
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | .40
|-
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | Adjustment (15 studies)
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | 3,876
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | .32
|-
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | Intelligence & Performance (10 studies)
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | 3,043
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | .39
|-
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | Popularity (15 studies)
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | 1,002
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | .77
|-
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | Adults (79 studies)
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | 13,920
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | .40
|-
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | Dating experience (9 studies)
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | 1,631
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | .55
|-
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | Sexual experience (6 studies)
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | 1,678
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | .31
|-
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | Extraversion (9 studies)
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | 527
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | .26
|-
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | Intelligence (18 studies)
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | 3,853
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | .07
|-
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | Occupational successs (4 studies)
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | 3,188
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | .76
|-
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | Mental Health (19 studies)
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | 3,331
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | .16
|-
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | Physical health(5 studies)
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | 705
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | .38
|-
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | Popularity (15 studies)
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | 2,983
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | .65
|-
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | Self-esteem (16 studies)
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | 1,747
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | .24
|-
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | Social skills (18 studies)
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | 1,432
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | .20
|-
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | Traditional attitudes (4 studies)
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | 494
| style="font-size:100%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;;" | .27
|}


<span style="font-size:125%>'''References:'''</span>
<span style="font-size:125%>'''References:'''</span>

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