Question

Researchers provided men with photographs of either attractive women or unattractive women and told the men that their conversation partner was the woman in the photograph. they found that when independent raters evaluated the women's side of the conversation, women who were believed to be attractive actually behaved in a more confident, animated, and warm manner than did women who were believed to be unattractive. these results demonstrate that the ________ might explain why there is a kernel of truth to the "what is beautiful is good" stereotype.

Answer 1

These results demonstrate that the self-fulfilling prophecy might explain why there is a kernel of truth to the "what is beautiful is good" stereotype. When you expect something to become true, you subconsciously alter your behavior to encourage that outcome, creating a positive feedback loop, where beliefs and behaviors mutually increase each other.