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Empirical studies demonstrate that individuals perceive physically attractive others to be more intelligent than
physically unattractive others. While most researchers dismiss this perception as a ‘‘bias’’ or ‘‘stereotype,’’ we
contend that individuals have this perception because beautiful people indeed are more intelligent. The conclusion
that beautiful people are more intelligent follows from four assumptions. (1) Men who are more intelligent are
more likely to attain higher status than men who are less intelligent. (2) Higher-status men are more likely to mate
with more beautiful women than lower-status men. (3) Intelligence is heritable. (4) Beauty is heritable. If all four
assumptions are empirically true, then the conclusion that beautiful people are more intelligent is logically true,
making it a proven theorem. We present empirical evidence for each of the four assumptions. While we concentrate
on the relationship between beauty and intelligence in this paper, our evolutionary psychological explanation can
account for a correlation between physical attractiveness and any other heritable trait that helps men attain higher
status (such as aggression and social skills).
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physically unattractive others. While most researchers dismiss this perception as a ‘‘bias’’ or ‘‘stereotype,’’ we
contend that individuals have this perception because beautiful people indeed are more intelligent. The conclusion
that beautiful people are more intelligent follows from four assumptions. (1) Men who are more intelligent are
more likely to attain higher status than men who are less intelligent. (2) Higher-status men are more likely to mate
with more beautiful women than lower-status men. (3) Intelligence is heritable. (4) Beauty is heritable. If all four
assumptions are empirically true, then the conclusion that beautiful people are more intelligent is logically true,
making it a proven theorem. We present empirical evidence for each of the four assumptions. While we concentrate
on the relationship between beauty and intelligence in this paper, our evolutionary psychological explanation can
account for a correlation between physical attractiveness and any other heritable trait that helps men attain higher
status (such as aggression and social skills).
Complete article