Attitude, Appearance and Personality

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses how the assessment of appearance is highly subjective and is believed to be influenced by a wide number of variables in the eyes of the observer. The paper presents a literature review on whether attractiveness is perceived by an observer as correlating to an extroverted personality and extroverted behavior. The paper proposes methodology for a test that assesses attractiveness and personality.

Outline:
Introduction
Literature Review
Methodology
Overview of the Current Study
Rationale for the Current Study

From the Paper:

"Appearance is a powerful correlate affecting how a person is perceived by others, and there is significant data to suggest that persons who are viewed as having a more attractive physical appearance are perceived in a more positive manner than persons who are less attractive (Kniffen & Wilson, 2004). Assessment of appearance, however, is highly subjective and is believed to be influenced by a wide number of variables in the eyes of the perceiver; variables include a person's influences (Silver & Parente, 2004), environmental development (Kniffen & Wilson, 2004), race and ethnicity (Wade et al, 2004), and desired outcomes such as perceived credibility (Masip et al, 2004)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Kanazawa, S. & Kovar, J. L. (2004). Why beautiful people are more intelligent. Intelligence. Vol 32. 227 - 243.
• Kniffin, K. M. & Wilson, D. S. (2004). The effect of nonphysical traits on the perception of physical attractiveness: Three naturalistic studies. Evolution and Human Behavior. Vol. 25. 88 - 101.
• Jones, B. C., DeBruine, L. M., Little, A. C., Conway, C. A. & Fienberg, D. A. (2006). Psychological Science. Vol 17 (7). 588 - 591.
• Masip, J., Garrido, E., & Herrero, C. (2004). Facial appearance and impressions of credibility: The effects of facial babyishness and age on person perception. International Journal of Psychology. Bol 39 (4). 276 - 289.
• Noor, F. & Evans, D. C. (2003). The effect of facial symmetry on perceptions of personality and attractiveness. Journal of Research in Personality. Vol 37. 339 - 347.

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