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Science 10 June 2005:
Vol. 308. no. 5728, pp. 1565 - 1566
DOI: 10.1126/science.1114170
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Perspectives

PSYCHOLOGY:
Appearance DOES Matter

Leslie A. Zebrowitz and Joann M. Montepare

The effect of perceived competence on congressional elections reported by Todorov et al. likely reflects differences in their babyfacedness. In their Perspective, Zebrowitz and Montepare review research to support this explanation, with suggestions for future research on appearance biases.

L. A. Zebrowitz is in the Department of Psychology, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454, USA. J. M. Montepare is in the Department of Marketing Communication, Emerson College, Boston, MA 02116, USA. E-mail: zebrowit{at}brandeis.edu

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