https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/sjop.12631
according to this study in the Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 3/10s rate themselves as being more attractive than 7/10s do. Why would this be the case?
>The present research tests the hypothesis that unattractive people are not aware of their unattractiveness. In fact, six studies (overall N = 1,180) showed that unattractive participants considerably overestimated their attractiveness compared to ratings by strangers. In contrast, attractive participants were more accurate. If anything, they underestimated their attractiveness.
according to this study in the Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 3/10s rate themselves as being more attractive than 7/10s do. Why would this be the case?
>The present research tests the hypothesis that unattractive people are not aware of their unattractiveness. In fact, six studies (overall N = 1,180) showed that unattractive participants considerably overestimated their attractiveness compared to ratings by strangers. In contrast, attractive participants were more accurate. If anything, they underestimated their attractiveness.
