Passage Four
If you exhibit positive traits such as honesty and helpfulness, the chances are that you will be perceived as a good looking person, for a new study has found that the perception of physical attractiveness is influenced by a person’s _1_ .
The study, led by Gary W. Lewandowski, Jr, found that people who exhibit negative traits, such as unfairness and rudeness, appear to be less physically _2_ to observers.
In the study, the participants viewed photographs of opposite-sex individuals and rated them for attractiveness before and after being _3_ with information on personality traits.
After personality information was received, participants also rated the 4 of each individual as a friend and as a dating partner.
Information on personality was found to significantly alter perceived desirability, showing that cognitive processes 5 judgments of attractiveness.
“Perceiving a person as having a desirable personality makes the person more suitable in general as a close relationship partner of any kind,” said Lewandowski.
The findings show that a _6_ personality leads to greater desirability as a friend, which leads to greater desirability as a romantic partner and, 7 , to being viewed as more physically attractive.
The findings remained consistent regardless of how “attractive” the individual was _8_ perceived to be, or of the participants’ current relationship status or commitment level with a partner.
“This research provides a more positive 9 by reminding people that personality goes a long way toward 10 your attractiveness; it can even change people’s impressions of how good looking you are,” said Lewandowski.
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