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When attractive people are being rated by someone who does not know what they look like (e.g., over the phone), they are rated as being __________________ than unattractive people?

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The answer is they are rated that beautiful is good. We seem to use the basic stereotype that what is beautiful is good; we accept that attractive people have desirable traits that complement their desirable appearances and we seem to make these judgments automatically, without any conscious thought; a beautiful face triggers an optimistic assessment the moment we see it.

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