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Cheerleader effect
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The cheerleader effect is the cognitive bias which causes people to think individuals are more attractive when they are in a group.

The effect is the result of the way we look at groups and what people, on average, deem an attractive face.

When we look at a group of people, we see them as a group, and our brains average out their facial features.


Topic: #CognitiveBiases
Source: Wikipedia
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