... to them in terms of feeling comfortable, uncomfortable or attracted to or not. A persons appearance could be the difference between them getting a job or not as a potential employer is more likely to want to employ a smart looking candidate than an unkempt one. The first thing we usually notice when we meet a stranger is their physical appearance. This includes how they are dressed, whether they are clean or dirty. Studies by Brigham (1971) have shown that both males and females argued that physically attractive individuals are poised, sociable, interesting, independent, exciting and sexually warm, as well as also possibly intelligent. What this really means is that they are perceived by other people to be all of these things due to their appealing physical appearance. Social scientists believe that beauty is defined by social consensus (Berscheid & Walster, 1974). Researchers have studied attractiveness using judges who rate ...

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