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1、智課網(wǎng)TOEFL備考資料托福閱讀機經(jīng)背景文化類:相由心生Ifyouexhibitpositivetraitssuchashonestyandhelpfulness,thechancesarethatyouwillbeperceivedasagoodlookingperson,foranewstudyhasfoundthattheperceptionofphysicalattractivenessisinfluencedbyaperson'spersonality.Thestudy,ledbyGaryW.Lewan
2、dowski,Jr,foundthatpeoplewhoexhibitnegativetraits,suchasunfairnessandrudeness,appeartobelessphysicallyattractivetoobservers.Inthestudy,theparticipantsviewedphotographsofopposite-sexindividualsandratedthemforattractivenessbeforeandafterbeingprovidedwithinforma
3、tiononpersonalitytraits.Afterpersonalityinformationwasreceived,participantsalsoratedthedesirabilityofeachindividualasafriendandasadatingpartner.Informationonpersonalitywasfoundtosignificantlyalterperceiveddesirability,showingthatcognitiveprocessesmodifyjudgme
4、ntsofattractiveness."Perceivingapersonashavingadesirablepersonalitymakesthepersonmoresuitableingeneralasacloserelationshippartnerofanykind,"saidLewandowski.Thefindingsshowthatapositivepersonalityleadstogreaterdesirabilityasafriend,whichleadstogreaterdesirabil
5、ityasaromanticpartnerand,ultimately,tobeingviewedasmorephysicallyattractive.Thefindingsremainedconsistentregardlessofhow"attractive"theindividualwasinitiallyperceivedtobe,oroftheparticipants'currentrelationshipstatusorcommitmentlevelwithapartner.Whatwouldyout
6、hinkofthislady'sphysicalattractivenessifsheexhibitedbadpersonaltraits?"Thisresearchprovidesamorepositivealternativebyremindingpeoplethatpersonalitygoesalongwaytowarddeterminingyourattractiveness;itcanevenchangepeople'simpressionsofhowgoodlookingyouare,"saidLe
7、wandowski.如果你表現(xiàn)出誠實和樂于助人等美好品質(zhì),那么別人會覺得你的外表也很迷人。一項最新研究發(fā)現(xiàn),一個人的性格會影響別人對他或她的外表吸引力的看法。該項由蓋里?W?勒萬多維斯基負責的研究發(fā)現(xiàn),人們認為,表現(xiàn)出不誠實和粗魯?shù)葠毫悠焚|(zhì)的人外表也不夠吸引人。研究對象首先觀看了一組異性的照片,隨后分別在得知照片中人物的性格特點之前和之后給他們的外表評分。研究對象在得知照片中人物的性格特點后,還對與其中每個人交朋友或做戀人的期望值進行了評分。研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn),有關(guān)人物性格特點的信息大大改變了之前的喜好度評分,研究對象
8、的認知過程改變了他們對照片中人物外表的評價。勒萬多維斯基說:“總的來說,如果人們認為一個人的性格較好,那么他們會覺得無論與這個人做朋友還是做戀人都更合適。”研究結(jié)果表明,人們更期望與性格較好的人交朋友、成為戀人,從而會認為他們的外表更迷人。無論照片中人物給人的“第一印象”怎樣、或者研究對象目前的情感關(guān)系狀況以及與伴侶的親密程度如何,研究結(jié)果都是一致的。勒萬多維斯基說:“該