Anne Kowalski

Monday, November 19, 2007

Blondes Aren’t Dumb, Men Are

From the WSJ:

Blondes Aren’t Dumb, Men Are

A study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology found that men’s scores fell in tests after they had been shown a picture of a fair-headed woman. Further analysis ruled out that the poor performance came down to any distraction the image might have caused. Instead, the subjects “mimic the unconscious stereotype of the dumb blonde,” said Thierry Meyer, joint author of the study and professor of social psychology at the University of Paris X-Nanterre.

As a blonde chick this amuses me to no end.