What Is Typical Is Good: The Influence of Face Typicality on Perceived Trustworthiness

Psychological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 39-47

  Sofer, Carmel ^a,b   Dotsch, Ron ^b,c   Wigboldus, Daniel H J ^b   Todorov, Alexander ^a,b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

attractiveness; distinctiveness; face perception; face typicality; familiarity; open data; open materials; social perception; trustworthiness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DECISION MAKING; ESTHETICS; FACIAL RECOGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RECOGNITION; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEAUTY; FACIAL RECOGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921058992     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797614554955     Document Type: Article

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