Beauty bias：We tend to think pretty people are morally superior Humans have always associated beauty with goodness.The prevalence of the assumption that beautiful people are good （1）

has been studied

has been studied

（study）for the past few decades，with extensive research on the subject going back to the 1970s. （2）

Before

Before

you start thinking that you'd never judge somebody by how they look，the studies suggest that you likely do it all the time - very quickly and not fully aware of it.
   This bias has real-world impacts.The attractive are （3）

less likely

less likely

（likely） to be found guilty by simulated juries and more likely to get reduced punishments when they are.People tend to vote for more attractive politicians，promote better-looking underlings，and even give more attention to better-looking children than those with-- （4）

as

as

George Carlin put it-"severe appearance deficits".
   A study recently published in the Journal of Nonverbal Behavior shed new light on the bias.Different from previous studies. （5）

It

It

not only looked to see whether people associate positive traits with good-looking people （we know they do），but also took a closer look at which traits are associated with appearance，with two tests respectively focused on purely moral traits，such as being fair，trustworthy，or honest，and positive but non-moral traits，such as being funny， （6）

organized

organized

（organize），or calm.
   Lining up with previous studies （7）

showing

showing

（show） that people associate beauty with all manner of positive traits，the results of both tests also gave new insight into（8）

which

which

traits are most affected by the "halo effects" that good looks provide.In both studies，moral traits were more likely to be associated with beauty than non-moral traits.The effect was particularly notable in the second study，in which beautiful people were 20% more likely to be considered （9）

to have

to have

（have） these traits than the average person，compared to only a 10% increase in the perceived likelihood they would have the non-moral traits.
   The authors of the study noted that they expect their findings to have real-world implications.Given how many previous studies demonstrate that there are serious consequences from this bias，their stance should not surprise us.They pointed out，however，that （10）

despite

despite

the long history of science knowing that this bias exists， "there is no intervention available that may reduce prejudice toward or discrimination against unattractive individuals. "