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Practice Reading: Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown) ID: #33749 July Prediction Looking Trustworthy
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It  would  be  reassuring  to  think  that  the  electorate  choose  who  to  vote  for  based  on  the  candidates'  track  records  and  future  policy  promises.  ,  many  of  us  are  swayed  simply  by  the  way  that  politicians  look.  Consider  a  2009  study  that  asked  Swiss  students  to  look  at  multiple  pairs  of  unfamiliar  French  political  candidates  and  in  each  case  to  select  the  one  who  looked  most  competent.  Most  of  the  time,  the  candidate  selected  by  students    looking  the  most  competent  was  also  the  one  who'd  had  real  life  electoral  success,  the  implication    that  voters  too  had  been  swayed  by  the  candidates'  appearance  (there's  little  evidence  that  appearance  and  competence  actually  ).  Unsurprisingly,  being  attractive  also  helps  win  votes,  especially  in  war  time  (in  peace  time,  looking  trustworthy  is  more  of  an  advantage).  Other  research  has  shown  that  we're  more  likely  to  vote  for  male  and  female  candidates  with  deeper  voices.

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