You can tell by your looks

"How bad" is the man's face?

A new study published in the latest issue of "Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B: Biological Sciences" shows that the greater the ratio of the width of a man's face to its length (in this case, bones), the more likely it is to engage in unethical behavior.

The co-author of the paper, Michael Hatherhorn, associate professor at the Luburg School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, introduced that the so-called aspect ratio refers to the ratio of face width to length exceeding 1.9. Celebrities with high-aspect ratios include: former US President John F. Kennedy (2.15), Richard Nixon (2.02), Bill Clinton (2.07), etc. The personality traits displayed by them "are obviously easy to fall into The situation where people compromise their morals."

On the other hand, a low aspect ratio means that the face width to length ratio is less than 1.7. Men with low aspect ratios include John Lennon, George Washington, and William Shakespeare.

When marrying a long-faced man?

According to the latest research from the University of Wisconsin, whether a man is honest and reliable can be seen from the shape of his face. Men with longer faces are more trustworthy, and men with wide faces are more likely to lie and cheat than men with long faces.

Dr. Hatherhorn said: “From an evolutionary point of view, the proportion of the male face is a symbol of confidence. Men with wider cheeks feel that they are more powerful, more aggressive, and stronger, which also makes them easier. There are behaviors that are contrary to morals.” The study also found that, generally speaking, men with wide faces are more ambitious than men with long faces and are more likely to become outstanding entrepreneurs.

Facial personality may not have cause and effect

In the connection between face and personality, men are more prominent than women. Before the research experiment at the University of Wisconsin, three psychologists from Brock University in Canada also designed an experiment to study whether people can judge the likelihood of others' aggressive behaviors just by looking at photos. They found that the larger the face aspect ratio, that is, the wider the face, the higher the score for "aggressive" tendency; on the contrary, the longer the face, the lower the score for "aggressive" tendency. But this result is limited to adult males.

Dr. Xu Mingzhi, deputy director of the Guangdong Institute of Mental Health, said that although studies have shown that face and personality are related, the two are not necessarily causal. A person's appearance and personality are the result of the interaction of biological genetic factors and the environment.

Like handsome guys is related to evolution

Generally, men prefer beautiful, gentle women, while women prefer handsome, masculine guys . You may not know that such "lewdness" is actually closely related to the experience that humans have learned in the process of genetic evolution. For men, a handsome face means healthy genes and physique. Choosing handsome and masculine men is of great significance to the reproduction of species.

"In primitive society, toughness and masculinity have become external qualities that represent survival. With the evolution and reproduction of human beings, the challenges of the natural environment are no longer so harsh, and men with survivability do not need to be so tough. In this case Under the circumstances, being handsome has become the standard of physical health." Dr. Xu explained. From this perspective, "lust" is justified.

After the editor: Actually think about it, many times, we judge the first impression of a person based on his looks. Some students who have watched Zeng Guofan's "Bingjian" may also understand some of the ability to observe a person's good or bad in the early stage through face, eye contact, and so on. These things are not unreasonable, but they cannot be used as the only criteria for evaluating a person.

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