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==Self-fulfilling prophesy== | ==Self-fulfilling prophesy== | ||
It is argued that since people are generally treated based on how they look, people learn to behave like how they look through social reinforcement, thus creating a feedback loop. This is especially true for people with exotic looks. For example, Anton | It is argued that since people are generally treated based on how they look, people learn to behave like how they look through social reinforcement, thus creating a feedback loop. This is especially true for people with exotic looks. For example, Anton LaVey, founder of the Satanic Church, always had an extremely evil, unconventionally attractive looking face. Anton (real name Howard) was always treated as being a literal handsome devil. Anton enjoyed this treatment and decided to mold his personality to his looks.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_LaVey</ref> | ||
Still, others may not be so accepting of how people treat them based on facial features. A good example is baby-faced men. While they are commonly perceived as more trustworthy and warm, they are also perceived as less competent and dominant. However, there also exists evidence that baby-faced men are more likely to both excel in school and commit crimes as adolescents, in stark contrast to how people generally expect them to behave.<ref>Zebrowitz, Andreoletti, Collins, Lee, & Blumenthal, 1998 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-011-9821-6</ref> This suggests that baby-faced men may be attempting to over-compensate for the infantilizing treatment they often receive from others by attempting to prove their dominance or competence. | Still, others may not be so accepting of how people treat them based on facial features. A good example is baby-faced men. While they are commonly perceived as more trustworthy and warm, they are also perceived as less competent and dominant. However, there also exists evidence that baby-faced men are more likely to both excel in school and commit crimes as adolescents, in stark contrast to how people generally expect them to behave.<ref>Zebrowitz, Andreoletti, Collins, Lee, & Blumenthal, 1998 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-011-9821-6</ref> This suggests that baby-faced men may be attempting to over-compensate for the infantilizing treatment they often receive from others by attempting to prove their dominance or competence. | ||