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The study found that the gaze direction of portraits of moral heroes tend to show the hero looking up-and-right more often than chance would predict, and more often than portraits of celebrities (e.g., Elvis Presley) do.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26811436</ref> | The study found that the gaze direction of portraits of moral heroes tend to show the hero looking up-and-right more often than chance would predict, and more often than portraits of celebrities (e.g., Elvis Presley) do.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26811436</ref> | ||
The study essentially proved that looking up and to the left is an objectively heroic looking gesture. The finding suggest that [[manlet]]s should always keep a person directly in front or to the left so as to appear as morally righteous as possible. | The study essentially proved that looking up and to the left is seen as an objectively, heroic looking gesture. The finding suggest that [[manlet]]s should always keep a person directly in front or to the left so as to appear as morally righteous as possible. | ||
=== Psychopaths were traditionally war heroes === | === Psychopaths were traditionally war heroes === | ||