Can your face really influence your destiny? Some will think not but research have been saying otherwise. According to a study done by Princeton University in 2007 suggests that a split-second glance at two candidates' faces is often enough to determine which one will win an political election.
Their "lab tests show that a rapid appraisal of the relative competence of two candidates' faces was sufficient to predict the winner in about 70 percent of the races for U.S. senator and state governor in the 2006 elections."
Subsequently,
a similar study was done in 2010 by MIT political scientists and they reached
the same conclusion:
"In
the study, the researchers showed voters pairs of candidates from 122 elections
in Mexico and Brazil." and
"simply
knowing which candidate the participants judged to have a superior appearance
allowed the researchers to correctly predict the winner in 68 percent of
Mexican elections and 75 percent of some Brazilian elections."
Check the original articles:
To Determine
Election Outcomes, Study Says Snap Judgments Are Sufficient
Looks like a
winner: Scientists demonstrate how much candidate appearances affect election
outcomes
So does face reading works? Don't be too early to judge...
Regards
Alvin Chua
In the study, the researchers showed voters pairs of candidates from 122 elections in Mexico and Brazil.
Read more at: http://phys.org/news198911045.html#jCp
Read more at: http://phys.org/news198911045.html#jCp
In the study, the researchers showed voters pairs of candidates from 122 elections in Mexico and Brazil.
Read more at: http://phys.org/news198911045.html#jCp
Read more at: http://phys.org/news198911045.html#jCp
In the study, the researchers showed voters pairs of candidates from 122 elections in Mexico and Brazil.
Read more at: http://phys.org/news198911045.html#jCp
Read more at: http://phys.org/news198911045.html#jCp
In the study, the researchers showed voters pairs of candidates from 122 elections in Mexico and Brazil.
Read more at: http://phys.org/news198911045.html#jCp
Read more at: http://phys.org/news198911045.html#jCp
In the study, the researchers showed voters pairs of candidates from 122 elections in Mexico and Brazil.
Read more at: http://phys.org/news198911045.html#jCp
Read more at: http://phys.org/news198911045.html#jCp
