“相由心生”是一句成语，那究竟是不是这么回事呢? 科学家们研究表明,这种说法是有根据的，可以成立的。所以说我们的祖先们是多么的睿智!下面和前程百利小编一起来看这篇托福阅读练习材料。
If you exhibit positive traits such ashonesty and helpfulness, the chances are that you will be perceived as a goodlooking person, for a new study has found that the perception of physicalattractiveness is influenced by a person's personality.
The study, led by Gary W. Lewandowski,Jr, found that people who exhibit negative traits, such as unfairness andrudeness, appear to be less physically attractive to observers.
In the study, the participants viewedphotographs of opposite-sex individuals and rated them for attractivenessbefore and after being provided with information on personality traits.
After personality information wasreceived, participants also rated the desirability of each individual as afriend and as a dating partner.
Information on personality was foundto significantly alter perceived desirability, showing that cognitive processesmodify judgments of attractiveness.
"Perceiving a person as having adesirable personality makes the person more suitable in general as a closerelationship partner of any kind," said Lewandowski.
The findings show that a positivepersonality leads to greater desirability as a friend, which leads to greaterdesirability as a romantic partner and, ultimately, to being viewed as morephysically attractive.
The findings remained consistentregardless of how "attractive" the individual was initially perceivedto be, or of the participants' current relationship status or commitment levelwith a partner.
What would you think of this lady'sphysical attractiveness if she exhibited bad personal traits?
"This research provides a morepositive alternative by reminding people that personality goes a long waytoward determining your attractiveness; it can even change people's impressionsof how good looking you are," said Lewandowski.
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如果你表现出诚实和乐于助人等美好品质，那么别人会觉得你的外表也很迷人。一项最新研究发现，一个人的性格会影响别人对他或她的外表吸引力的看法。
该项由盖里勒万多维斯基负责的研究发现，人们认为，表现出不诚实和粗鲁等恶劣品质的人外表也不够吸引人。
研究对象首先观看了一组异性的照片，随后分别在得知照片中人物的性格特点之前和之后给他们的外表评分。
研究对象在得知照片中人物的性格特点后，还对与其中每个人交朋友或做恋人的期望值进行了评分。
研究人员发现，有关人物性格特点的信息大大改变了之前的喜好度评分，研究对象的认知过程改变了他们对照片中人物外表的评价。
勒万多维斯基说：“总的来说，如果人们认为一个人的性格较好，那么他们会觉得无论与这个人做朋友还是做恋人都更合适。”
研究结果表明，人们更期望与性格较好的人交朋友、成为恋人，从而会认为他们的外表更迷人。
无论照片中人物给人的“第一印象”怎样、或者研究对象目前的情感关系状况以及与伴侣的亲密程度如何，研究结果都是一致的。
勒万多维斯基说：“该研究提出了一个更为积极的观点，它提醒人们，性格在很大程度上能决定你的吸引力;性格甚至能够改变人们对于你外表的印象。”
以上就是今天的托福阅读材料，每天做几篇阅读，坚持下来，一定会有不小的进步。阅读的同时不要忘记，积累陌生词汇与优秀的句子，以便考试的时候能派上用场，英语不是一朝一夕的事，所以大家一定要勤加练习。
好了，以上就是前程百利托福小编带来的托福阅读练习材料，希望对正在备考托福考试的考生带来帮助!
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