The Huffington Post -
31 Oct 2013 23:29

The writers of "How I Met Your Mother" clearly know what they're talking about. It turns out that Barney Stinson's theory about "the cheerleader effect" is actually scientific truth. New research out of the University of California San Diego found that people look more attractive in a group than they do individually -- a phenomenon HIMYM discussed way back in 2009. The Date Report explains: When confronted by a group of people, your visual system creates "ensemble representations" that blend the...
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