What is beautiful is still good: the attractiveness halo effect in the era of beauty filters
2,748 Prolific participants; 462 individuals in original and filtered versions; attractiveness rose for 96.1 per cent of faces; filtered faces rated higher on intelligence, trustworthiness, sociability and happiness.
2,748 Prolific participants; 462 individuals in original and filtered versions; attractiveness rose for 96.1 per cent of faces; filtered faces rated higher on intelligence, trustworthiness, sociability and happiness.
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Gulati, A., Martínez-Garcia, M., Fernández, D., Lozano, M. A., Lepri, B., & Oliver, N. (2024). What is beautiful is still good: the attractiveness halo effect in the era of beauty filters. Royal Society Open Science, 11(11), 240882. doi:10.1098/rsos.240882.