Hot prostitutes have always been recruited during war time to serve as spies. Men will lose their minds and share information they shouldn't be sharing.
I don't think it has to be just pretty women. Hell, I called a general "sergeant" when I met him...I was totally tongue-tied, and hugely embarrased. I sure if I met Obama my grey matter would turn black. If Elvis showed up at my door (before he died) I'd probably answer with, "ga ga ga goo" or something silly. So for me, not neccesary pretty women but anybody that I put on a much higher pedestal than me.
*internally replays the song Closer by NIN for it's entire duration* "What did you just say? I've been creeping you out for staring absent-mindedly for 4 minutes? Oh yeah, the closest gas station is down the block, make a right."
I think you're wrong about this. It's pretty clear you have homosexual tendencies. Spoiler Not that there's anything wrong with that.
It would seem that men who thought they were very attractive probably have less of the tongue tied problem. They might do poorly on a test and they are sure to be making fools of themselves but they probably don't feel tongue tied. Clearly they should have done a more thorough study to include married men and women and perhaps have asked participants to rate the attractiveness of the person they were speaking to. Not to discourage you guys from hitting on women or anything
Well then, just don't tell my wife! You know, if you replace Elvis with Rachel Welch the outcome would be the same. (ga ga ga goo)
It depends on the man and what he feels entitled to, as well as his level of self awareness. A lot of guys are thankful to be getting any action whatsoever and don't place any premiums on who they are getting it from. This suits the bland/average women the best. Depending on a man's environment and who he comes into contact with, he's going to place a premium on a woman's physique and demeanor. It's human instinct. I'm not discounting notions of love and maturity, but I can't imagine a guy enjoying the same willow tree every night for 20+ years if she lets herself go or was never that attractive in the first place. Successful men in particular are always eying the cream of the crop, because they feel that's what they are entitled to and they realistically can achieve this. The saving grace for the human race is that beauty is subjective, and the more people are conditioned to something, the more likely they are to truly believe it. People who tremble in the face of beauty or intelligence often lack it themselves.
I think this is a great point. If the president of the United States had just asked you your opinion on how to fix the banking system, you'd probably suck ass on a cognitive test afterward. So, college men are also intent on making a good impression on women. I think the interesting result is that the women didn't suffer an impact on their scores. And, as someone's already mentioned, if they used wealthy men instead of attractive men they might have gotten a different result. My guess is the effect would go down marginally with age, (happy) marriage and, of course, familiarity. This study/thread actually reminds me of being 13. I remember a girl named Carrie, who was attractive but not spectacular. But, one day, she did up her hair and when I saw her, I think my mouth was literally agape. She said hello and smiled and I did and said nothing at all as I blankly stared until she walked away. It wasn't a cognitive degradation as much as a complete shutdown of the system. And, of course, the same thing happened when I met my wife. (That was a close one!)
