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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

Hey, Eyes Down Here! Bodies Explain More Variance in Person Perception Than Faces

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Social

  • Paul Connor
    University of California, Berkeley

Abstract

I obtained ratings on perceptions of 24 traits from over 1000 participants of full body images of 790 diverse targets, swapping faces and bodies with Photoshop. Surprisingly, I find that bodies explain many times more variance in stereotypical attributions than faces on almost all traits measured.

Social Cognition