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  1. Dec 2025
    1. In religious art, a halo often hovers over a saint's head, bathing the individual in a heavenly light to create the impression that that person is good.

      This is interesting because the halo effect was not only expressed in literature but also deliberately used in other areas like art.

    2. a worker's enthusiasm or positive attitude may overshadow their lack of knowledge or skill

      Reality is actually different from appearance but it doesn't matter that much, it's all about what is seen instead of what is really done.

    3. attractive food servers earned approximately $1,200 more per year in tips than their unattractive counterparts.8

      This is interesting because appearance can bring tangible benefits like more money as well as how appearance affects the thoughts and judgements.

    4. Students who were rated as above-average in appearance earned significantly lower grades in online courses than they did in their traditional classes.

      Why are teachers paying less attention to students' appearance in online courses?

    5. they are also more likely to believe that good-looking individuals are vain, dishonest, and likely to use their attractiveness to manipulate others.

      This is what happened in the text. The second group of aliens changed their appearance to appear as attractive and manipulated humans on Earth to make it easier for them to achieve their goal. However, humans in the text believed in their words without doubt.

    6. He found that high ratings of a particular quality correlated to high ratings of other characteristics, while negative ratings of a specific quality also led to lower ratings of other characteristics.

      What specific characteristics are correlated with each other?

    7. He found that high ratings of a particular quality correlated to high ratings of other characteristics, while negative ratings of a specific quality also led to lower ratings of other characteristics.

      What specific characteristics are correlated with each other?