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'''Physiognomy''' was historically the art of deducing the predominant temper and other characteristic qualities of the mind from the outward appearance, especially from the features of the face. Despite being widely considered a form of pseudoscience, physiognomy has been returning to prominence in recent years, especially in the field of psychology, and by programmers utilizing machine learning based facial recognition software, which purports to profile individual's behavioral tendencies via facial analysis.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jul/07/artificial-intelligence-can-tell-your-sexuality-politics-surveillance-paul-lewis</ref> | '''Physiognomy''' was historically the art of deducing the predominant temper and other characteristic qualities of the mind from the outward appearance, especially from the features of the face. Despite being widely considered a form of pseudoscience, physiognomy has been returning to prominence in recent years, especially in the field of psychology, and by programmers utilizing machine learning based facial recognition software, which purports to profile individual's behavioral tendencies via facial analysis.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jul/07/artificial-intelligence-can-tell-your-sexuality-politics-surveillance-paul-lewis</ref> | ||
==Evidence== | |||
In recent years, many studies have concluded that facial features are correlated with perceived and actual personality and character traits. The following is a quick summary of some of these findings: | |||
* A meta-analysis of 19 studies found a weak but statistically significant correlation between [[fWHR]] (a measure of the broadness of the face) and aggression, ranging from r = .09 for field and archival studies to r = .21 for studies conducted in research labs.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4388848/</ref> Another study in 2016 found weak but significant correlations between various psychopathic traits and fWHR, (r = .12 for the whole sample and r = .27 for a sample of prison inmates). This is possibly mediated by an association between fWHR and higher levels of pubertal [[testosterone]] exposure. <ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886915005759</ref> A study in 2017 found that fWHR possibly influences social status; with Popes and CEOs typically having higher than average fWHRs. This is possibly due to such leaders being more effective and socially dominant, or due to them being perceived to be so. | |||
* A twin study in 2017 found a weak but significant relationship between [[IPD]], namely wider eyes, and actual measured [[IQ]].<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160289617300843</ref> An earlier study found that people were able to accurately gauge measured IQ from a photograph, but this only held true in the case of men's IQ, and not women's.<ref>https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0081237</ref> | |||
* Studies conducted in 2013 found that people were able to accurately predict the outcomes of fights based on facial features, above chance. The fighters with faces rated as more aggressive were more likely to win their bouts, but they was also confounded by weight, thus it only held true for heavyweight fighters. The facial features associated with aggressiveness were an overall broader face, broader chin, darker eyebrows and [[hunter eyes|horizontally narrowed eyes]].<ref>https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797613477117</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||