July 2016 PMID 26885976

Blinded by Beauty: Attractiveness Bias and Accurate Perceptions of Academic Performance.

Sean N Talamas, Kenneth I Mavor, David I Perrett

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What people are saying

The discussions reveal that users are highly interested in how attractiveness biases shape perceptions, with quotes mentioning the 'halo effect' and examples illustrating perceived correlations between looks and intelligence. Words like 'bias,' 'misogyny,' and references to specific studies demonstrate a tone of analytical curiosity, reflecting its potential influence on social judgments and stereotypes.

AgreementModerate agreement

Many discussions support the idea that attractiveness influences perceptions of intelligence and academic performance, with several references to the study's findings and claims that attractive people are perceived as more competent.

InterestHigh interest

Posts show a high level of curiosity about the topic, often citing specific research, suggesting that readers are intrigued by how attraction biases affect judgments.

EngagementHigh engagement

Several comments analyze the implications and critique the ideas, including debates on societal biases and misogyny, indicating deep engagement with the material.

ImpactModerate impact

The discussions highlight that the research sparks awareness about biases in social and professional settings, though some responses question its real-world significance or the nuances involved.

Abstract in brief

  • The study explores how attractiveness biases, called the "halo effect," influence first impressions of academic performance, often overshadowing actual abilities.
  • The research on 100 university students found that perceived conscientiousness was a more accurate predictor of academic success than perceived intelligence, especially when accounting for attractiveness biases.
  • The findings highlight the problematic impact of attractiveness on judgment accuracy, which can affect important decisions in education and hiring, emphasizing the need for awareness and further research into facial cues and perceptions.]

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MOG CLUB
@kymogclub · X

Esse estudo analisa como a atratividade pode distorcer a percepção do desempenho acadêmico, indicando que indivíduos atraentes são frequentemente percebidos como mais competentes, independentemente de seu desempenho real. https://t.co/Ny5M5NpPhP https://t.co/Ia7fHiP8Rq

Apr 5, 2025 · 48 likes · 5 shares · 5,421 followers View post →
Faiz Ghifari
@MFaizGhifari · X

Dalam riset oleh Sean N Halaman, disebutkan juga bahwa Good-looking berkorelasi positif terhadap perceived intelligence dan perceived academic performance Tapi sebetulnya Good-looking ga ada korelasinya dengan actual intelligence & academic performance https://t.co/X4fuups55h

Sep 4, 2020 · 12 likes · 5 shares · 113,129 followers View post →
塩崎 正崇 形成外科専門医/美容外科
@shiozaki_plast · X

人は、見た目がいいと「中身も良さそう」と思ってしまう。 これを「ハロー効果(後光効果)」と呼びます。 学力・性格・信頼性…すべてが、顔で上書きされてしまう。 Talamas et al. (2016) PLOS ONE https://t.co/vDEson26yo

Jun 28, 2025 · 10 likes · 1 share · 10,221 followers View post →
Bastian Jaeger
@bxjaeger · X

People expected that more attractive-looking students would perform better academically (r = .74) The correlation between attractiveness and actual academic achievement was very small and not significant (r = .12) https://t.co/RNWHxLBqsU @SeanTalamas https://t.co/3mbHoeW8Ms

May 28, 2024 · 9 likes · 4 shares · 1,465 followers View post →
Koenfucius
@koenfucius · X

Beauty may signal health, but is it an accurate proxy for academic performance? Nope, research suggests—perceived attractiveness is correlated with perceived academic performance but not significantly with actual performance: https://t.co/BLsmN43RSZ HT @bxjaeger https://t.co/RN7jYrffqC

May 31, 2024 · 4 likes · 1 share · 8,557 followers View post →
Camarada Legasov
@KamradLegasov · X

@GonzaStp @FMilanessi Hay evidencia a lo pavo de eso. https://t.co/W8Zc1HMYbi https://t.co/5BvS17ReJv

May 7, 2019 · 4 likes · 8,376 followers View post →

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塩崎 正崇 形成外科専門医/美容外科
@shiozaki_plast · X

人は、見た目がいいと「中身も良さそう」と思ってしまう。 これを「ハロー効果(後光効果)」と呼びます。 学力・性格・信頼性…すべてが、顔で上書きされてしまう。 Talamas et al. (2016) PLOS ONE https://t.co/vDEson26yo

Jun 28, 2025 · 10 likes · 1 share · 10,221 followers View post →
J.K.
@Nesopen07 · X

RT @kymogclub: Esse estudo analisa como a atratividade pode distorcer a percepção do desempenho acadêmico, indicando que indivíduos atraent…

Apr 7, 2025 · 5 shares · 56 followers View post →
pedro
@svmptuary · X

RT @kymogclub: Esse estudo analisa como a atratividade pode distorcer a percepção do desempenho acadêmico, indicando que indivíduos atraent…

Apr 6, 2025 · 5 shares · 337 followers View post →
Papone
@papito_papone · X

RT @kymogclub: Esse estudo analisa como a atratividade pode distorcer a percepção do desempenho acadêmico, indicando que indivíduos atraent…

Apr 5, 2025 · 5 shares · 3 followers View post →
MOG CLUB
@kymogclub · X

Esse estudo analisa como a atratividade pode distorcer a percepção do desempenho acadêmico, indicando que indivíduos atraentes são frequentemente percebidos como mais competentes, independentemente de seu desempenho real. https://t.co/Ny5M5NpPhP https://t.co/Ia7fHiP8Rq

Apr 5, 2025 · 48 likes · 5 shares · 5,421 followers View post →
kristina horakova
@madkirah · X

@dngcze @FU1151959 existuje mimochodem vědecká studie, která zkoumá to, že hezký lidi máme tendence vnímat jako inteligentnější a často si je idealizovat

Mar 13, 2025 · 1 like · 486 followers View post →
ⓥBig {Dipper} Little Kahuna Named Alpha [Wolfram]Centauriⓥ
@alphamelkyway.bsky.social · Bluesky

Talamas SN, Mavor KI, Perrett DI (2016) Blinded by Beauty: Attractiveness Bias and Accurate Perceptions of Academic Performance. PLoS ONE 11(2): e0148284. sites.psu.edu/aspsy/2023/0...

Feb 20, 2025 View post →
Big-Little-Kahuna named Alpha
@AnslingerMLKYWY · X

RT @AnslingerMLKYWY: Talamas SN, Mavor KI, Perrett DI (2016) Blinded by Beauty: Attractiveness Bias and Accurate Perceptions of Academic Pe…

Feb 20, 2025 · 1 share · 1,018 followers View post →
Big-Little-Kahuna named Alpha
@AnslingerMLKYWY · X

Talamas SN, Mavor KI, Perrett DI (2016) Blinded by Beauty: Attractiveness Bias and Accurate Perceptions of Academic Performance. PLoS ONE 11(2): e0148284.

Feb 20, 2025 · 1 share · 1,018 followers View post →
Старий
@nocountryoldman · X

@Okashi__Rin Та це ж доведене явище. Можна статті почитати щоб детальніше дізнатись, наприклад цю: https://t.co/SfbKD0s1iQ

Dec 6, 2024 · 2 likes · 73 followers View post →
Westley A. Dodd
@Wes_Dodd_17 · X

@Wintrius @IncelsCo @DarthTorgo - "Blinded by Beauty: Attractiveness Bias and Accurate Perceptions of Academic Performance", which proves that good-looking people are perceived as being more intelligent than what they really are.

Dec 1, 2024 · 1 like · 164 followers View post →
Westley A. Dodd
@Wes_Dodd_17 · X

@ImanSophia4 @YourtemptationI @IncelsCo - "The effects of relationship context". - "Blinded by Beauty: Attractiveness Bias and Accurate Perceptions of Academic Performance".

Nov 10, 2024 · 164 followers View post →
Thug
@swissthug · X

@eyeslasho Talamas S. N., et al. 2016. Blinded by Beauty: Attractiveness Bias and Accurate Perceptions of Academic Performance. https://t.co/E3w2ce1nyg

Aug 10, 2024 · 325 followers View post →
SawyerShen
@sawyer_shen · X

RT @koenfucius: Beauty may signal health, but is it an accurate proxy for academic performance? Nope, research suggests—perceived attractiv…

May 31, 2024 · 1 share · 22 followers View post →
Koenfucius
@koenfucius · X

Beauty may signal health, but is it an accurate proxy for academic performance? Nope, research suggests—perceived attractiveness is correlated with perceived academic performance but not significantly with actual performance: https://t.co/BLsmN43RSZ HT @bxjaeger https://t.co/RN7jYrffqC

May 31, 2024 · 4 likes · 1 share · 8,557 followers View post →
Brittany Cassidy
@HeyBritTweets · X

RT @bxjaeger: People expected that more attractive-looking students would perform better academically (r = .74) The correlation between at…

May 29, 2024 · 4 shares · 325 followers View post →
Jeff Lees (@leesplez.bsky.social)
@Leesplez · X

RT @bxjaeger: People expected that more attractive-looking students would perform better academically (r = .74) The correlation between at…

May 29, 2024 · 4 shares · 5,347 followers View post →
Gilad Feldman
@giladfeldman · X

RT @bxjaeger: People expected that more attractive-looking students would perform better academically (r = .74) The correlation between at…

May 29, 2024 · 4 shares · 6,057 followers View post →
Nick Cowen
@nc0we · X

RT @bxjaeger: People expected that more attractive-looking students would perform better academically (r = .74) The correlation between at…

May 28, 2024 · 4 shares · 2,251 followers View post →
Bastian Jaeger
@bxjaeger · X

People expected that more attractive-looking students would perform better academically (r = .74) The correlation between attractiveness and actual academic achievement was very small and not significant (r = .12) https://t.co/RNWHxLBqsU @SeanTalamas https://t.co/3mbHoeW8Ms

May 28, 2024 · 9 likes · 4 shares · 1,465 followers View post →
Gray ☽☾
@BiKindaGuy · X

@Turbomurd3r @AxelexaXiv @prozac_chan @redbulIwife People also assume unattractive women are incompetent, it’s misogyny, nothing to do with “pretty privilege”. In fact, people generally assume attractive people are more intelligent https://t.co/J9a9etHmzs

Aug 15, 2023 · 1 like · 408 followers View post →
大國[おおくに]“せんせい”(日常)
@Yosh0092 · X

原文これか。後で読む。 https://t.co/1AaxfpqrqZ

May 2, 2023 · 517 followers View post →
Buruh Upah Murah
@ahmadeffendi666 · X

Nih, riset 2016 lalu: https://t.co/HEwD48SmDD Ngasih unjuk kalau penilaian netizen atas seseorang bakal bias karena kecantikan/kegantengan. Gausah jauh2 ke Eliezer dulu deh. Kita ke Andika Kangen Band sm Jefri Nichol. Sama2 narkoboy, tapi kita tahu bedanya: satu dirujak, ...

Mar 11, 2023 · 412 followers View post →
Jim Bloom
@jimmyroybloom · X

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Aug 31, 2022 · 2,432 followers View post →
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@intotheelegia · X

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Jan 30, 2022 · 1,577 followers View post →
Miles Kimball
@mileskimball · X

Today's links: "Pete Judo on Using the Principles of Behavioral Economics to Give Better Presentations" https://t.co/P8hAsOsBDL "Dessa: Who's Yellen Now?" https://t.co/7Ayqucq9Md

Jul 17, 2021 · 1 like · 1 share · 21,051 followers View post →
Peter Judodihardjo
@PeteJudo · X

Such a positive response to my video on presenting skills. Thanks for the support everyone! https://t.co/71YljBRQNq

Jul 14, 2021 · 2 likes · 1,657 followers View post →
Peter Judodihardjo
@PeteJudo · X

How to present like a pro (SCIENTIFICALLY): https://t.co/71YljBRQNq In this video, I give tips on how to present like a pro but break down the tips in terms of how they interact with our psychology. https://t.co/mJRq3oMFqv

Jul 10, 2021 · 3 likes · 1,657 followers View post →
Jim Bloom
@jimmyroybloom · X

https://t.co/PFU4fainqu

Nov 9, 2020 · 2,432 followers View post →
gagan
@tirnoyo · X

RT @MFaizGhifari: Dalam riset oleh Sean N Halaman, disebutkan juga bahwa Good-looking berkorelasi positif terhadap perceived intelligence d…

Sep 4, 2020 · 5 shares · 64 followers View post →
Nazly Bayu Marco
@bayumarco · X

RT @MFaizGhifari: Dalam riset oleh Sean N Halaman, disebutkan juga bahwa Good-looking berkorelasi positif terhadap perceived intelligence d…

Sep 4, 2020 · 5 shares · 544 followers View post →
Khairatul Uli
@Uliiikh · X

RT @MFaizGhifari: Dalam riset oleh Sean N Halaman, disebutkan juga bahwa Good-looking berkorelasi positif terhadap perceived intelligence d…

Sep 4, 2020 · 5 shares · 32 followers View post →
Faiz Ghifari
@MFaizGhifari · X

Dalam riset oleh Sean N Halaman, disebutkan juga bahwa Good-looking berkorelasi positif terhadap perceived intelligence dan perceived academic performance Tapi sebetulnya Good-looking ga ada korelasinya dengan actual intelligence & academic performance https://t.co/X4fuups55h

Sep 4, 2020 · 12 likes · 5 shares · 113,129 followers View post →
wldenning
@wldenning · X

@NekroXIII Serval studies have show a beauty bias across several areas: https://t.co/MFbWcgZoY5

Aug 19, 2020 · 2 likes · 374 followers View post →
Daiping Wang
@DaipingWang · X

#PLOSONE: Blinded by Beauty: Attractiveness Bias and Accurate Perceptions of Academic Performance https://t.co/SL8btNSIWT If you wanna students having better academic performance, do not blinded by their beauty, perceived IQ & academic performance. But their conscientiousness!

Jul 31, 2020 · 2 likes · 113 followers View post →
Jim Bloom
@jimmyroybloom · X

https://t.co/8UTJr997d4

Jul 3, 2020 · 2,432 followers View post →
han
@tkyjoon · X

@cxnssn we’re more likely to trust people who are more conventionally attractive, which stems directly from representation (or lack thereof) in the media that promotes being skinny, white or light skinned, and with no visible disabilities https://t.co/X2s8vwqCgY

Jun 29, 2020 · 1 like · 177 followers View post →
K.S. Chew
@cksheng74 · X

Halo effect in education #PLOSONE: Blinded by Beauty: Attractiveness Bias and Accurate Perceptions of Academic Performance https://t.co/sYCuNR9UjY.

Apr 1, 2020 · 347 followers View post →
Jim Bloom
@jimmyroybloom · X

https://t.co/euEsTFAxTZ

Feb 26, 2020 · 2,432 followers View post →
Bayu D. Wcksn
@BayuDewey · X

Well, unless kamu punya profesi yg emang mementingkan tampang. (Facts source: Journal Blinded by Beauty: Attractiveness Bias and Accurate Perceptions of Academic Performance; Talamas SN, Mavor KI, Perrett DI (2016) PLoS ONE 11(2): e0148284. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0148284)

Feb 1, 2020 · 3,300 followers View post →
Jim Bloom
@jimmyroybloom · X

https://t.co/Vhs2tqCEJs

Jan 18, 2020 · 2,432 followers View post →
Jim Bloom
@jimmyroybloom · X

https://t.co/7HAHXYWMfA

Jan 6, 2020 · 2,432 followers View post →
BK Moore
@bk_moore · X

@Julian Along with praising people for beauty, we also perceive them to be more intelligent. https://t.co/7R0OaO7T9D

Dec 19, 2019 · 3,953 followers View post →
Camarada Legasov
@KamradLegasov · X

@coffeeiscold No. Para empezar, el efecto halo les hace la vida más fácil, https://t.co/Q3JVxOUIk8 https://t.co/p50xVUPhlW

Oct 9, 2019 · 8,376 followers View post →
Jim Bloom
@jimmyroybloom · X

https://t.co/7PmowjsE6o

Jun 14, 2019 · 2,432 followers View post →
Jonathan A.J. Wilson
@drjonwilson · X

May 13, 2019 · 2,175 followers View post →
Camarada Legasov
@KamradLegasov · X

@GonzaStp @FMilanessi Hay evidencia a lo pavo de eso. https://t.co/W8Zc1HMYbi https://t.co/5BvS17ReJv

May 7, 2019 · 4 likes · 8,376 followers View post →
Achyutha
@achyutha · X

RT @RYCcomics: @nntaleb Physical beauty helps everywhere. Not sure on the sleep your way to the top, but beauty matters everywhere https:/…

Apr 4, 2019 · 1 share · 3,008 followers View post →