Beauty transforms man into an egoist

Spanish scientists from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, ​​and identify patterns in the behavior of beautiful people - with symmetrical features. It turned out they were less interested in the other team game, prefer to act independently and to manage without help. Researchers believe: handsome men are more adapted to life, self-confident and self-sufficient in this case - that is, in essence, selfish.

In support of his theory, scientists demonstrated the results of an experiment which was carried out in laboratory conditions. Its essence was to trace the behavior of people in different situations, as close as possible to the episodes from the life. To participate in the experiment invited a few volunteers. Their main task was to establish contact with each other. And to those people it was easier to find a common language, the researchers asked them to play team games.

As it turned out, people with asymmetrical facial features more closely communicate with each other, often asking people's opinions, while volunteers with more regular appearance of trying to manage without assistance and play for themselves.

Scientists from Spain to explain this behavior by the fact that beautiful people and - a new round of evolution. Subconsciously we think they are healthier, more women choose as their partners nice guys (and vice versa), and located in the "suite" recognized the handsome scallywag happy to perform for it any dirty work. Thus, society itself makes nice people egoists , Praising them for their innate, not acquired qualities.

Psychology

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