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. Cliff is considered to be extremely attractive and George is considered to be

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Question

. Cliff is considered to be extremely attractive and George is considered to be average in appearance. Based on research that has investigated the effects of physical appearance in person perception, you should predict that: a. Cliff will be perceived as being more submissive and incompetent. b. George will tend to receive better performance evaluations than Cliff, for equivalent work. c. George will be perceived as having greater integrity and being more honest. d. Cliff will tend to receive better performance evaluations than George, for equivalent work. Cliff and George both work with a stock brokerage firm. Cliff is considered to be extremely attractive and George is considered to be average in appearance. Based on research that has investigated the effects of physical appearance in person perception, you should predict that:

a.

Cliff will be perceived as being more submissive and incompetent.

b.

George will tend to receive better performance evaluations than Cliff, for equivalent work.

c.

George will be perceived as having greater integrity and being more honest.

d.

Cliff will tend to receive better performance evaluations than George, for equivalent work.

Explanation / Answer

d. Cliff will tend to receive better performance evaluations than George, for equivalent work.

Existing research on physical attractiveness demonstrates that people tend to ascribe desirable personality characteristics to good-looking people.