Do Social Judgements Made From Facial Photographs Predict Those Made In-Person?

IF 1.8 3区心理学 Q4 PHYSIOLOGY

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Pub Date : 2026-10-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-13 DOI:10.1177/17470218261434907

Anthony J Lee, Amy A Z Zhao, Morgan J Sidari, Brendan P Zietsch

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Abstract

People form rapid social judgements of others based on facial appearance. However, research to date relies on highly standardised photographs. We examined whether social judgements made from photographs predict judgements by different raters after an in-person interaction with the photographed persons. In a 'speed-dating' study, 689 participants (344 males, 345 females) rated each other on several traits after a 3-min interaction. Participants also provided facial photographs, which were rated on the same traits by a separate sample of 356 raters. Physical traits, such as attractiveness and athleticism, showed strong correspondence between face-only and in-person ratings. However, we also found correspondence between some non-physical traits, including creativity and intelligence for males, and confidence and extraversion for females. Correspondence between face-only and in-person judgements are required if personality traits can be accurately inferred from faces or if faces have lasting effects on interpersonal perceptions. Our findings have important implications regarding the ecological validity of research based solely on facial photographs.

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《快报》：从面部照片中做出的社会判断是否能预测面对面的社会判断？

人们会根据外表迅速形成对他人的社会判断。然而，迄今为止的研究依赖于高度标准化的照片。我们研究了从照片中做出的社会判断是否能预测不同评分者在与照片中的人进行面对面互动后做出的判断。在一项“速配”研究中，689名参与者（344名男性，345名女性）在3分钟的互动后，对彼此的几个特征进行了打分。参与者还提供了面部照片，这些照片由356名评分者根据相同的特征进行评分。身体特征，如吸引力和运动能力，在只看脸和面对面的评分中显示出强烈的对应关系。然而，我们也发现了一些非身体特征之间的对应关系，包括男性的创造力和智力，以及女性的自信和外向性。如果人格特征可以从脸中准确推断出来，或者如果脸对人际感知有持久的影响，那么只有脸的判断和面对面的判断之间就需要对应。我们的发现对于仅基于面部照片的研究的生态有效性具有重要意义。

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Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology 医学-生理学

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3.50

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5.90%

发文量

178

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3-8 weeks

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