Seeing pictures of physically attractive celebrities and models, many people in the U.S. assume that these people are also intelligent, kind, or wealthy. Such assumptions illustrate a schema held widely in the culture that __________.

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The schema of "what is beautiful is good" is reflected in the assumption that physically attractive celebrities and models are also intelligent, kind, or wealthy. This suggests that people tend to associate physical attractiveness with positive characteristics, despite not having any evidence of such traits.

Seeing Pictures of Physically Attractive Celebrities and Models, Many People