Creditworthiness/trustworthiness linked to looks?
3/17/2009 at 9:05 AM
I found the article linked below to be an interesting read. They conducted a study to try to determine, based on peoples' pictures, who might be more likely to get a lone through a specific website.
The results...
"Those judged to be trustworthy (based on appearance in their photo) were more likely to get a loan through (the website's) lenders and tended to have a credit score about 20 points higher than those determined to be untrustworthy, the researchers found."
It's long been a subject of debate as to what kind of linkage there is between looks and certain personality traits. Is it fair (and with basis) in your opinion to draw conclusions about how "trustworthy" someone is based on some aspect of their appearance? and if so, what aspect of appearance in your opinion might sway things either way?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090313/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_financial_creditworthiness;_ylt=AklwcXPIj9GV77KaEwx9SUXtiBIF Edited by Adam, 2009-03-17 09:07:49