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Unattractive People Overestimate Their Looks While Attractive People Rate Themselves Accurately, Per Study
A new study suggests that unattractive people don't have an accurate view of their looks, while good-looking people have a better grasp on how they appear to others.
By Gina Florio3 min read
New research published in the Scandinavian Journal of Psychology examines the disparities between how attractive and unattractive people perceive their own attractiveness. While previous studies have shown that attractive people generally have advantages in various aspects of life, including earning potential and social relationships, this research focuses on self-perception. Led by Tobias Greitemeyer, the study involved six different experiments asking participants to rate their own attractiveness and to predict how others might rate them.