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The Research on Beauty Trap and Related Psychological Tactics
XING Cheng
SU Chang
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5542/2025.05.001
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
Macao University of Science and Technology, Macao SAR, China
Beauty trap is a kind of traditional stratagem originating from ancient times. This stratagem is a type of strategic deception, making full use of human’s desires and weaknesses. No matter whether you are a genius or a fool, you will have the opportunity to fall into a trap, especially if the trap is intended for you. Because of this characteristic, beauty trap was usually seen as a kind of effective non-military method, appearing in the war history of many different countries. With time going by, compared with its original form, this stratagem has greatly changed, developing many new forms. Some of them need to be adopted flexibly, combining with different kinds of psychological tactics. Except the field of military, this stratagem can also be seen in political struggles and commercial warfare. After coming to modern society, the beauty trap does not vanish. It seems that this stratagem will accompany the entire process of humanity, simply because the desires of humans will never disappear.
beauty trap, stratagem, psychological tactic
Psychology Research, May 2025, Vol. 15, No. 5
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