Perception of Political Affiliations from Faces: An Exploratory Study

Presentation Type

Poster/Portfolio

Presenter Major(s)

Psychology

Mentor Information

Liang Lou

Department

Psychology

Location

Henry Hall Atrium 56

Start Date

11-4-2012 9:00 AM

Keywords

Identity, Social Science

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to gain a greater understanding of identity perception from human faces. Photos of members of the US Congress (democrats and republicans) as well as similarly affiliated politicians from other nations will be standardized in black and white and made to show no more than the face of the individual. These photos will then be presented to research participants (GVSU undergraduate students), who decide whether each face belongs to a democrat or a republican. Previous studies have shown that these judgments can reflect differences in perceived personality traits among the faces as well as certain biases and stereotypes on the part of the perceiver. We will explore these issues further in this study, which will be the first of a series of studies.

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Perception of Political Affiliations from Faces: An Exploratory Study

Henry Hall Atrium 56

The purpose of this study is to gain a greater understanding of identity perception from human faces. Photos of members of the US Congress (democrats and republicans) as well as similarly affiliated politicians from other nations will be standardized in black and white and made to show no more than the face of the individual. These photos will then be presented to research participants (GVSU undergraduate students), who decide whether each face belongs to a democrat or a republican. Previous studies have shown that these judgments can reflect differences in perceived personality traits among the faces as well as certain biases and stereotypes on the part of the perceiver. We will explore these issues further in this study, which will be the first of a series of studies.