By Deni Kirkova PUBLISHED: 10:54 EST, 17 November 2013 | UPDATED: 10:56 EST, 17 November 2013 You're likely to be rated as more attractive when pictured in a group than when alone, according to new research. Being pictured with friends could boost your perceived attractiveness as people tend to 'average out' everyone's facial features when looking at group photos. Observers perceive each individual's face as more average than they would otherwise - and average faces are deemed more attractive. The phenomenon is dubbed the 'cheerleader effect'. Tulisa shows her support to Little Mix by attending their gig at G-A-Y earlier this month
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Cheerleader Effect says group photos boost perceived attractiveness
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Drew Walker and Edward Vul of the University of California confirm this
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'Average faces are more attractive, likely due to the averaging out of unattractive idiosyncrasies,' says @placeholder, a psychological scientist.