Observers were able to accurately judge some aspects of a stranger’s personality from looking at photographs, according to a study in the current issue of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (PSBP), the official monthly journal of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Self-esteem, ratings of extraversion and religiosity were correctly judged from physical appearance.
Researchers asked participants to assess the personalities of strangers based first on a photograph posed to the researchers’ specifications and then on a photograph posed the way the subject chose. Those judgments were then compared with how the person and acquaintances rated that individual’s personality. They found that while both poses provided participants with accurate cues about personality, the spontaneous pose showed more insight, including about the subject’s agreeableness, emotional stability, openness, likability, and loneliness.
Science Daily (thanks, ReliegiousMarie)
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Wonder if this was a natural pose. Either way I’ve a new screensaver.
Well not really news (has been a similar post here on this topic before already). We all do it on a daily bases dont’ we. Not always from superb insight. but that goes for the researchers here as well. What they wish to do with the results of these types of research? Psychology students studying pictures and learn them by heart? Ehehe …
Well it’s obvious really, in one pose you’re being more yourself, in the other you’re not.
LC x
It’s also pretty obvious that this is the guy who I sold my soul to when I was a teenager for a six pack of sugary alcohol and a lonely cheerleader. Enjoy
My first job after leaving school was working in the anti terrorist branch at New Scotland Yard. As a treat our boss took us to the first floor where the black museum is housed. btw anyone can go and see it but it was a two year waiting list. Anyhoo they have around the top of all of the rooms – death masks of criminals that have been hanged. It was suggested that you could indeed assess criminal traits from the face shape and any bumps or skull shapes of the known dead criminals. You can even see the hanging marks left in the neck. If you ever get the chance to go see the black museum you must go – stunning. Ruth ellis’ hanging rope, denis neilsons cooker, PC blakelocks cape, and thousands of weapons confiscated from people at various locations. There is a sawn off shotgun and its so sawn off if used would blow the head off the user lol.
So finally we have a photo of PhillisDoris. Oh philli you poor cow. Darling you really do need to get yourself some moisturiser or those creases are only going to get worse. I mean this is just dreadful. Abeo you could have done something about this. It looks like channel 5 dragged her into Oxfam and gave her a £1.50 makeover. Now come on. And Abeo please explain about facial waxing strips to her. That is NOT whispy blond its wiry grey ffs.