The general sentiment among discussions is supportive of the findings, exemplified by statements like 'Unattractive people are unaware of their (un)attractiveness,' and references to the studies showing overestimation of attractiveness by less attractive individuals. The tone varies from factual sharing to humorous remarks, which reflects a balanced but somewhat casual engagement with the research's implications.
AgreementStrong agreement
Most discussions support the research findings, with many endorsing the idea that unattractive individuals overestimate their attractiveness and are unaware of others' perceptions.
InterestModerate interest
Posts show moderate interest, often with personal reflections or reactions to the study, rather than deep analysis or debate.
EngagementHigh engagement
Many posts reference specific studies, provide opinions, or share personal experiences, indicating a relatively high level of engagement.
ImpactModerate impact
The discussions seem to influence ideas about self-awareness and social perception, but they don't appear to be triggering widespread societal or behavioral changes, hence a moderate impact score.
Abstract in brief
Unattractive people tend to overestimate their attractiveness and are unaware of how they are perceived by others, whereas attractive individuals are more accurate and may even underestimate their attractiveness.
The research involved six studies with 1180 participants and found that unattractive individuals often compared themselves to less attractive people, but this did not fully explain their overestimation of attractiveness.
The findings suggest a disconnect between self-perception and external evaluation among unattractive people, with possible implications for understanding self-awareness and self-esteem, though further research is needed to explore these dynamics.]
Research suggests that unattractive people maintain illusory self-perceptions of their attractiveness, judging themselves as average, unaware that strangers do not share this view, while attractive people tend to underestimate their attractiveness: https://t.co/A0uegcDHJq https://t.co/bmK2pd10rv
Feb 2, 2024 · 210 likes · 41 shares · 8,622 followersView post →
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Rolf Degen
@DegenRolf · X
Blessed ignorance: "Unattractive people are unaware of their (un)attractiveness." https://t.co/doKe5nhjqN https://t.co/istpQS37pI
Mar 13, 2020 · 145 likes · 27 shares · 69,633 followersView post →
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Rob Henderson
@robkhenderson · X
"people are likely to claim that they possess more positive qualities (better driver, more intelligent) than the average person..Interestingly, people tend to believe that they are less prone than others to be positively biased in their self-perceptions" https://t.co/ZcgROAqHsd https://t.co/96W1AzzfCZ
Jan 31, 2024 · 95 likes · 15 shares · 186,180 followersView post →
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Arjuna Sky Kok (
@arjunaskykok · X
Orang jelek tidak sadar mereka jelek.
https://t.co/psHwV3ZByw https://t.co/wrQ1Msts6d
Feb 2, 2024 · 72 likes · 11 shares · 16,367 followersView post →
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CuriosaMente
@curiosamente · X
¿Eres más feo de lo que crees?
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Rollo Tomassi
@RationalMale · X
@datepsych "Six studies (N = 1,180) showed unattractive participants considerably overestimated their attractiveness compared to ratings by strangers. In contrast, attractive participants were more accurate. If anything, they underestimated their attractiveness"
https://t.co/1TIMKIf9j6 https://t.co/y4w6FGhxiH
Jan 18, 2023 · 26 likes · 3 shares · 183,089 followersView post →
Unattractive people tend to overestimate their attractiveness and are unaware of how they are perceived by others, according to research involving multiple studies. This disconnect impacts self-awareness and…
This video responds to Wheat Waffles' content on looks and explores the black pill debate, the alpha/beta theory, and current dating market dynamics. It addresses misconceptions about attractiveness and self-awareness…
@NefflynBe Yes — a by Tobias Greitemeyer (2020) titled “Unattractive people are unaware of their (un)attractiveness” found exactly that. Here's what it revealed: The author analyzed six studies involving a total of 1,180 participants. Unattractive individuals consistently overestimated
Study by Greitemeyer finds unattractive people overrate their attractiveness (and are unaware how others rate them), yet this is not because they wish to see themselves more favourably, nor because they overrate all unattractive people:
https://t.co/5siR9qePby
HT @metacognishane https://t.co/RkN3F1Eekw
@SpencrGreenberg I agree that (lack of) feedback sometimes plays a role. Schlosser et al (2013) took a stab at feedback explanations: https://t.co/HwSnDjobeJ
Greitemeyer (2020) directly tested effects for attractiveness: https://t.co/yjqYXgs2tD
@hckdlsm352 Les 2, une personne juger belle les gens auront tendance a passer outre ses défauts et même lui attribuer des qualités qu'elle n'a pas forcément
https://t.co/xex2zhgvJw https://t.co/25WlOylLm7
I've NEVER claimed to be the most gorgeous man in the world—because I'm not. But dammit all, I don't look like I drag my knuckles on the ground when I walk, nor does it look like I snuck on Earth...
Here's the link to the full study:
https://t.co/O4AxFSiTJ6
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JaggedTooth
@horrendousMax · X
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Pusat Sağyürek
@pbeysoylu · X
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Bart Andrews
@BartAndrews · X
RT @koenfucius: Research suggests that unattractive people maintain illusory self-perceptions of their attractiveness, judging themselves a…
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Alfa Dhiya' Zain
@aldiyaz · X
RT @arjunaskykok: Orang jelek tidak sadar mereka jelek.
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@grisevenadam · X
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Sean
@akingseyeview · X
RT @koenfucius: Research suggests that unattractive people maintain illusory self-perceptions of their attractiveness, judging themselves a…
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Arjuna Sky Kok (
@arjunaskykok · X
Orang jelek tidak sadar mereka jelek.
https://t.co/psHwV3ZByw https://t.co/wrQ1Msts6d
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Agent 009
@curtispokrant · X
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Steve Stewart-Williams
@SteveStuWill · X
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Koenfucius
@koenfucius · X
Research suggests that unattractive people maintain illusory self-perceptions of their attractiveness, judging themselves as average, unaware that strangers do not share this view, while attractive people tend to underestimate their attractiveness: https://t.co/A0uegcDHJq https://t.co/bmK2pd10rv
Feb 2, 2024 · 210 likes · 41 shares · 8,622 followersView post →
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Leonard Quinde
@LeonardQuinde · X
RT @robkhenderson: "people are likely to claim that they possess more positive qualities (better driver, more intelligent) than the average…
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Miguel DD林
@MiguelDDL · X
RT @robkhenderson: "people are likely to claim that they possess more positive qualities (better driver, more intelligent) than the average…
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Oscar Contreras
@ooscar_88 · X
RT @robkhenderson: "people are likely to claim that they possess more positive qualities (better driver, more intelligent) than the average…
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CatalyticInsights
@GlobalCryptoIn · X
RT @robkhenderson: "people are likely to claim that they possess more positive qualities (better driver, more intelligent) than the average…
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Articles Ruben
@ArticlesRuben · X
RT @robkhenderson: "people are likely to claim that they possess more positive qualities (better driver, more intelligent) than the average…
RT @robkhenderson: "people are likely to claim that they possess more positive qualities (better driver, more intelligent) than the average…
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Ch A.
@Cubamula · X
RT @robkhenderson: "people are likely to claim that they possess more positive qualities (better driver, more intelligent) than the average…
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Pradeep
@Pradeep34378964 · X
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Glenn
@thelearningbuff · X
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Dave Chappelle's Space Jew
@Sir_Helvetica · X
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Skyler Packard
@PackardSkyler · X
RT @robkhenderson: "people are likely to claim that they possess more positive qualities (better driver, more intelligent) than the average…
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Bart Andrews
@BartAndrews · X
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George M
@GM864726M · X
RT @robkhenderson: "people are likely to claim that they possess more positive qualities (better driver, more intelligent) than the average…
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Rob Henderson
@robkhenderson · X
"people are likely to claim that they possess more positive qualities (better driver, more intelligent) than the average person..Interestingly, people tend to believe that they are less prone than others to be positively biased in their self-perceptions" https://t.co/ZcgROAqHsd https://t.co/96W1AzzfCZ
Jan 31, 2024 · 95 likes · 15 shares · 186,180 followersView post →
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Innes K
@7leagueboots · X
There exists a Dunning-Kruger effect for 'objectively unattractive' people (as well as the incompetent). They're unaware of their own 'unattractiveness'.
(So a kind of proof of why they call politics showbiz for ugly people).
https://t.co/tJWp2wHSR8
There exists a Dunning-Kruger effect for 'objectively unattractive' people, as well as the incompetent. (Hence a proof of why they call politics showbiz for ugly people).
https://t.co/tJWp2wHSR8
Unattractive participants considerably overestimated their own attractiveness compared to ratings by strangers.
In contrast, attractive participants were more accurate. If anything, they underestimated their attractiveness.
https://t.co/WOFT9LF2HC https://t.co/4qjCJ14pgv
@CostelloWilliam I don’t think subjective mate value is the best metric of true mate value. People are often delusional about how attractive they are for instance. I agree with the findings but wanted to add that in as a criticism of current mate value studies. https://t.co/CjtAPn7GKf
Jan 18, 2023 · 3 shares · 578 followersView post →
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Rollo Tomassi
@RationalMale · X
@datepsych "Six studies (N = 1,180) showed unattractive participants considerably overestimated their attractiveness compared to ratings by strangers. In contrast, attractive participants were more accurate. If anything, they underestimated their attractiveness"
https://t.co/1TIMKIf9j6 https://t.co/y4w6FGhxiH
Jan 18, 2023 · 26 likes · 3 shares · 183,089 followersView post →
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موحاج
@m0hajj · X
@Neginsuny Unattractive people are unaware of their (un)attractiveness https://t.co/YEVSrArkSr
Unattractive people are unaware of their (un)attractiveness - Greitemeyer - 2020 - Scandinavian Journal of Psychology - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/8cD2qTR47N
Unattractive people are unaware of their (un)attractiveness. In contrast, attractive participants were more accurate. If anything, they underestimated their attractiveness. https://t.co/zSGB0kc7ip #psychology
Unattractive participants considerably overestimated their own attractiveness.
In contrast, #attractive participants were more accurate. If anything, they underestimated their attractiveness.
https://t.co/PSujuKQ0p8
Unattractive people are unaware of their (un)attractiveness.
Meta-study shows that unattractive participants considerably overestimate their #attractiveness.
Attractive participants are more accurate and even tend to underestimate their attractiveness.
https://t.co/ldyvOXBjtN
Unattractive people are unaware of their (un)attractiveness [and attractive people assess their attractiveness more realistically] https://t.co/JyBmPlbzbR
This article says "Contrary to the maxim 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder,' there is generally high agreement about who is attractive and who is not". I say that what is attractive to some can be unattractive to others. This is subjective at best. https://t.co/FSxaZ52R25
RT @DegenRolf: Blessed ignorance: "Unattractive people are unaware of their (un)attractiveness." https://t.co/doKe5nhjqN https://t.co/istpQ…
Jun 15, 2020 · 27 shares · 87 followersView post →
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paula
@mosquitonarium · X
Zinātnisks pētījums - divi vīrieši, kuri vērtē citu izskatu no 1-9, sauc to par objektīvo kritēriju, pretstatā pašvērtējumam.
Ja neticat (jo man bija ļoti grūti ticēt), te arī avots:
https://t.co/D1Xd6wpoDv https://t.co/COWwraXm3r
RT @DegenRolf: Blessed ignorance: "Unattractive people are unaware of their (un)attractiveness." https://t.co/doKe5nhjqN https://t.co/istpQ…
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Curt Doolittle
@curtdoolittle · X
RT @DegenRolf: Blessed ignorance: "Unattractive people are unaware of their (un)attractiveness." https://t.co/doKe5nhjqN https://t.co/istpQ…
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Hassan Ali Beg
@NotoriousB_E_G · X
Posting this ludicrous research on self-perception of attractiveness that I saw on reddit mostly as an excuse to post this gif to accompany it
https://t.co/e6YbuQLFUT https://t.co/HlojCxhuj1
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John Wilkins
@JohnWilkinspsyc · X
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I don't know much
@paquibena · X
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Fun and Games
@wwells668 · X
RT @DegenRolf: Blessed ignorance: "Unattractive people are unaware of their (un)attractiveness." https://t.co/doKe5nhjqN https://t.co/istpQ…
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Bipartisan Alliance
@jorgemata · X
Unattractive people are unaware of their (un)attractiveness https://t.co/rK3QvdmwXd
RT @DegenRolf: Blessed ignorance: "Unattractive people are unaware of their (un)attractiveness." https://t.co/doKe5nhjqN https://t.co/istpQ…
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Hans-Christoph Nuerk
@tuebang · X
RT @DegenRolf: Blessed ignorance: "Unattractive people are unaware of their (un)attractiveness." https://t.co/doKe5nhjqN https://t.co/istpQ…
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Jonathan Flores
@PsicJon · X
RT @DegenRolf: Blessed ignorance: "Unattractive people are unaware of their (un)attractiveness." https://t.co/doKe5nhjqN https://t.co/istpQ…
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Hysterisk
@hysteriskkvinna · X
RT @DegenRolf: Blessed ignorance: "Unattractive people are unaware of their (un)attractiveness." https://t.co/doKe5nhjqN https://t.co/istpQ…
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F. Schwab
@FSchwab6 · X
RT @DegenRolf: Blessed ignorance: "Unattractive people are unaware of their (un)attractiveness." https://t.co/doKe5nhjqN https://t.co/istpQ…
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David Rockerfeller
@shortyoni · X
RT @DegenRolf: Blessed ignorance: "Unattractive people are unaware of their (un)attractiveness." https://t.co/doKe5nhjqN https://t.co/istpQ…
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Drago Indjic/Инђић
@dindjic · X
RT @DegenRolf: Blessed ignorance: "Unattractive people are unaware of their (un)attractiveness." https://t.co/doKe5nhjqN https://t.co/istpQ…
Mar 13, 2020 · 27 shares · 2,893 followersView post →
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That Other Boi
@ThatOtherBoi · X
RT @DegenRolf: Blessed ignorance: "Unattractive people are unaware of their (un)attractiveness." https://t.co/doKe5nhjqN https://t.co/istpQ…
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Kostas 1821
@IamKostasT · X
RT @DegenRolf: Blessed ignorance: "Unattractive people are unaware of their (un)attractiveness." https://t.co/doKe5nhjqN https://t.co/istpQ…
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Niclas Berggren
@Nonicoc · X
RT @DegenRolf: Blessed ignorance: "Unattractive people are unaware of their (un)attractiveness." https://t.co/doKe5nhjqN https://t.co/istpQ…
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Mayank Sharma
@sharmayank2 · X
RT @DegenRolf: Blessed ignorance: "Unattractive people are unaware of their (un)attractiveness." https://t.co/doKe5nhjqN https://t.co/istpQ…
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Karin Litzcke
@KarinLitzcke · X
RT @DegenRolf: Blessed ignorance: "Unattractive people are unaware of their (un)attractiveness." https://t.co/doKe5nhjqN https://t.co/istpQ…
Mar 13, 2020 · 27 shares · 3,719 followersView post →
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Lαzαɾմs
@gran1_ly · X
RT @DegenRolf: Blessed ignorance: "Unattractive people are unaware of their (un)attractiveness." https://t.co/doKe5nhjqN https://t.co/istpQ…
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Former user
@dtnelson · X
RT @DegenRolf: Blessed ignorance: "Unattractive people are unaware of their (un)attractiveness." https://t.co/doKe5nhjqN https://t.co/istpQ…
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Rolf Degen
@DegenRolf · X
Blessed ignorance: "Unattractive people are unaware of their (un)attractiveness." https://t.co/doKe5nhjqN https://t.co/istpQS37pI
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