News tagged with personality judgments

On the face of it, voting's superficial

Are voters truly sophisticated and rational decision makers? Apparently not. Their choices are heavily influenced by superficial, nonverbal cues, such as politicians' appearance, according to Christopher Olivola from University ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 15, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

How does context affect consumer judgment?

Research into why people look favorably on a product shows that—as in real life—everything is relative. According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, what we think of a product or brand, or how positively or neg ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Personalities judged by physical appearance alone

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 monthl ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Rating attractiveness: Study finds consensus among men, not women

Hot or not? Men agree on the answer. Women don't.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 26, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (12) | comments 5