And guys will say looks matter, but they'll also say things like "Well, she should be smart and … - Sheena Iyengar

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Sheena Iyengar

And guys will say looks matter, but they'll also say things like "Well, she should be smart and kind. " And you know those are. . . so the typical responses and if you give them just a few options, like five or six, then they will rate them on the very characteristics that they said were really important to them.

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