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we're all attracted to people all the
time what is it that attracts us to
others and what to others find
attractive about youth these are some of
the questions our team is going to try
and answer in this series of videos with
millions of people to choose from
finding that perfect someone shouldn't
be that difficult but the media social
pressures and human nature itself have
turned it into a mystery we're
surrounded by manipulated images
celebrity and glossy perfection we're
given rules about dating through books
websites and the press they all pressure
us to conform to an ideal of what is
attractive but what's the truth it's
time for science to tackle the subject
through a series of experiments our team
are going to piece together some of the
clues to this enormously complex
phenomenon and in these videos they will
explore
the science of attraction
when we meet a person for the first time
we undoubtedly draw a conclusion about
them we make a judgement on what type of
person we think they are and possibly
subconsciously we decide whether we like
them or not but is it possible that one
aspect of their personality one trait or
detail can affect how we perceive them
would we judge a generally good person
as bad because of their views on
religion or a joke that's in bad taste
or how much money they have and is the
reverse true how good is our judgement
really in this experiment two groups of
lovely ladies will see two very
different sides of the same guy I do
like none of you think use quiet sob say
it as the team investigate how easily we
can deceive ourselves but first here's
cat the choice of a product we buy can
be influenced by the positive aspects of
the celebrity representing it we may
stay in a relationship which is wrong
for us because of one good quality which
blinds us to the negative of our partner
or makes them seem more positive this is
known as the halo effect when one good
quality spills its appeal onto other
elements of a person's character
we are seeing the halo effect in action
we decided to find out what impact it
has on personal relationships and the
way we perceive others to test out the
halo effect we've oxd mr. X also known
as Dan to create two dating videos for
us Charlie who will be hosting the
experiment is going to explain to Dan
exactly what we need I like that today
you're going to be on Miss tanks were on
halo effect dating video experiment I'm
going to give you one scripts which we'd
like you to read in two different ways
one quite happy and upbeat and the other
more negative then down meet the Sun all
right yeah
just to point out this experiment isn't
about confidence it's more about
acceptance of a person through first
impressions do we ignore the bad points
because of the good ones right so now
we're going to show the two different
videos to two separate groups of very
lovely ladies to find out exactly what
they think of Dan
hi girls
I'm charlie thank you everyone for
coming along today now we're going to
split you into two groups and ask you to
watch a dating video make sure you pay
attention because there's going to be a
test at the end all right not really
just you know go have some fun all right
so group 1a sent off to one room to
watch dance upbeat video whilst group to
head off to another to watch dance
downbeat video and the girls have no
idea that there's anything different
about either of their videos hi my name
is Dan and this is my stupid dating
video for this dating site where I hope
I can meet someone hi I'm Dan and this
is my stupid dating video for this
dating site where I hope I can meet
someone I don't want to say is because I
can't find my perfect woman in the real
world so there must be something wrong
with me the reason I'm here is because I
can't find my perfect woman in the real
world so they'll ask me cellar all I
need
so suppose you want to know a little bit
about me I like football music get out
friends best part about me my body
no no likes me learn all makes me laugh
oh anything funny I guess
I'm looking for someone who understands
me the that gets me isn't afraid of
trying things I like Oakland who isn't
afraid of trying things that I like I'm
going to all these sexy girls or hair
and handbags and shoes now I'm not into
these sex and a/c types no hair and my
issues and that
oh my willing to stay at home
so I go out and go to work and I go out
go work another body for her my due date
would be someone fun interesting but
cheap because it's not about the money
that I spend by the time that we spend
together it's not about the money that I
spend because by the time we spend
together so if you like me call me if
you like me
call me right let's see what group one
think about Dan after seeing that video
I mean I do likes personality I think he
seems like a really like honest guy and
he's also quite like a man kind of
feeling like he's like man like isn't
there's no isn't like like showy trying
to be nice no no I mean seems like a
wholesome boy hey doesn't it grates your
parents trustworthy kind of guy like you
know solid okay said that you don't know
that the best thing about him was his
body yeah that was made a bit of check I
know I like I like the bit when he's
like it's not about the money it's about
like the time the court not by the
ballot is like the day yes at the time
he's cute
so what do you reckon girls yes or no is
he likable like boy yeah
yes likeable likeable but not for me
romantically
okay so pretty positive let's see what
group to think
he was quite salsa it was about me me me
and I agree yeah I guess widow for the
dating video that's all he's got to go
on most of all he can say is kind of for
his like what is looking for nowadays
that women are quite career focused so
it be both of them going on to work
where he's expecting him alone - let
provide for both of them and he was the
saying he doesn't like yours our
internet here and handbags and a feet
flat a lot of ladies are yeah I agree
I don't think we get on these have a fit
with mine healthy obsession with shoes
it seems a very fun right a hard run to
be like you know thinking are calling
this my last chance to actually find
someone I didn't mind where you started
it they say it's just a stupid dating
you yeah well I do
yeah exactly not having much luck so you
think you're go on a date with him more
no no no
yeah give it to ya just cuz you know
Harmon like first date then you think
really tell what they're like how
conversation goes so thumbs up or thumbs
down well those reactions were quite
different now let's go over to cat to
see what it's all about
despite seeing videos of the same person
saying the same thing the opinions were
very one group mentioned specific things
they didn't like about Dan while the
other group completely ignored them but
why these mixed opinions are partly due
to the halo effect the videos were
identical in every way apart from his
tone and body language
he showed much more enthusiasm in one
video and seemed like he wanted to be
doing hi I'm Dan and this is my stupid
dating video for this dating site where
I hope I can meet someone while in the
second video he was less outgoing and
had a more negative feel to the way he
spoke hi my name is Dan and this is my
stupid dating video for this dating site
where I hope I can meet someone the
enthusiasm and positive tone of the
first video created the halo effect his
positive attitude clouded the girls
judgment and made them accept his
comments in a more positive way which is
a little weird because both videos were
exactly the same guys saying exactly the
same thing however Group one your Dan
was upbeat enthusiastic - your Dan was
unenthusiastic we explained to the girls
the concept of the halo effects and what
the experiment was about
kind of makes sense now it makes you
realize how important tone is and
definitely say and how we deliver it
we then play the girls each other's
videos the question is will they change
their opinion or the halo effect still
have a whole do this it came across more
and about what he wants to do what he
liked and you'll do it he likes
even though who saying the same thing
that came across to me so much more yeah
that's so much better
yes I feel like you'd be able to have
conversation with it most bethere but
they probably could it would be a bit
more difficult whereas Nate I actually
somebody to Minerva yes yes sir if we'd
have seen him being negative first time
around we might not have given him a
chance to improve upon that but because
we saw him being positive like it might
give you the chance to think oh he's
just having a bad day if he was being
like negative yeah like he would have
got past the first hurdle we've seen the
other side with good impression yeah my
initial opinion has changed but then at
the end of the video you're still like
he did say those things so take it back
yes exactly so that was the halo effect
in action when we are given a positive
characteristic that we like in this case
a nice smiley personality it can affect
our perception in a way that increases
the attraction of all other attributes
or blinds us to any negative ones we
ignore negative comments because they
don't fit with the positive quality we
associate with that person so the halo
effect can cloud our judgment even when
we know about it
and the next time you make a judgement
about a person good or bad ask yourself
is the halo effect in action it could be
the difference between voting for the
wrong person staying in a relationship
you should leave or rejecting someone
who would otherwise be a loyal friend to
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