Posted on 02/02/05
SOCIAL STUDIES
Tall womenBoth men and women, according to British psychologists, judge a tall female on first sight to be more intelligent, assertive, independent and ambitious. For good measure, reports The Independent on Sunday, tall women are also judged to be richer and more successful, whatever the reality. Researchers at the universities of Liverpool and Central Lancashire showed volunteers digitally lengthened or shortened pictures of women. Tall women didn't have things all their own way; male volunteers judged small women to be more nurturing and likely to be better mothers.
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