Sunday, November 13, 2011

Weird Science 5.0

Psychologists have determined that the less covered up people are, the less intelligent they are believed to be. In other words, show more skin and be seen as sensual rather than intelligent.

What is particularly interesting (and different) is that the finding covers both men and women. The study is reported in PsychCentral and originally appeared in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

The finding isn't particularly surprising. It however suggests that women's clothing styles, often more revealing than those worn by men, constitute a roadblock to women being taken seriously in career settings.