May 20, 2014
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SHOW NOTES: In the MYTH WARRIORS™ series we are targeting ideas to begin to assess whether they are credible or not (i.e., they are a myth, fallacy or even a lie). The target for this episode is, “Attractive people make more money than unattractive people!”
Consider:
- “Why do you think beautiful people earn more? Hamermesh: People
may more attention to them, listen to them better.”
(http://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-your-looks-affect-your-salary/)
- “People who were rated as good-looking made more money, were
better educated, and were more confident. But a person’s
intelligence affected their income more than their looks did.
[…T]he effects of self-concept are particularly noteworthy. Its
effects on income are stronger than those of attractiveness and
nearly as strong as those of
intelligence (http://www.webmd.com/beauty/20090520/want-a-higher-salary-get-brains-beauty)
- “Attractive people earn about 5 percent more in hourly pay than
their average-looking colleagues, who in turn earn 9 percent more
per hour than the plainest-looking workers. […] Researchers Markus
Mobius and Tanya Rosenblat found that confidence makes up 20
percent of perceived attractiveness.”
(http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/Careers/02/28/cb.pretty/)
- ““Women feel that beauty is [...]
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