Most people when imagine their perfect dates have in mind someone with a beautiful face, but a recent study shows that good looking people may not be recommendable partners.
This is mainly because people with symmetrical facial features, which are socially considered more attractive, are not very cooperatives and most of the time give priority to their own interests, in other words, this study demonstrates that beautiful people are more selfish.The investigation was in charge of Santiago Sanchez-Pages and Enrique Turiegano, both workers of Spanish universities, who came to the conclusion after applying the "prisoner's dilemma" game known as a model of behaviour. Two players were each given the option of co-operating for the greater good; or taking the selfish option, with a chance of gainining more if the other player chose to cooperate.
After the game ended, players' faces were analysed.
Here you can see a better explanation of the game
A likely cause for this behaviour is "evolution". Earlier studies have suggested that people with symmetrical faces tend to suffer fewer congenital diseases, so on a subconscious level, we, as humans, used to like beautiful people because they reflect good health. Thanks to their healthy condition they become more self-sufficient and less needy for help.
What do you think about this study? do you think that your looks can shape your personality?
Do you someone who confirms or contradicts this result?
In this link there is a video that explains how attractiveness can affect your life http://bit.ly/REOlQs
I have read that there exist different kind of humans. That some of us are determined by our genes to be in one way or another. But I think that it's to overgeneralized a situation too much. I wouldn't affirm that all the good looking people (or well proportionated) are selfish, I think that they tend to be more likely to develop that aspect of their personality.
ReplyDeleteHumans are really a huge mistery for the scientific community, and we have a long way to understand ourselves totally.
I really liked your entry, it's very interesting.
I agree with Laura in that this sounds too overgeneralized! People are different in terms of their personalities, feelings,expectations of life, but I don't think this has to do only with physical appearance. They way we interact with others, the way our parents taught us to behave, our values, culture and other aspects influence also the way we behave or feel about life.
ReplyDeleteHowever, it is interesting to see this study because, as Laura says, it helps us understand human behavior from a different perspective.
It is an interesting topic but I think that it is quite silly to compare beatiful people with selfishness.
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