Who on earth all the sweeter: why do we judge people by appearances

is known to judge people by appearances - this is wrong and unethical, but this one is guilty. No matter what character has the person with whom you start to communicate, what qualities he can boast of how well it is grounded in social terms, appearance is important. In the end, the first thing that people notice each other.

Likes and dislikes, as concepts associated with not quite look complicate the realization of how far you have gone in an attempt to characterize this or that person in appearance. We decided to deal with the fact, which determines a positive or negative attitude, based on facial features, and find out whether it is possible to get rid of the habit of judging a book by its cover only.

Psychologist Alexander Todorov Prinstnonskogo University believes that since ancient times, people have been subjected to a value judgment based on their appearance:

In the ancient culture it was believed that the human face - a window that overlooks its true essence.

In the 19th century, many people believed in physiognomy - "art" judge those or other features of human character facial features. But in the 20th century, people still come to understand that a person is not determined by appearance.

Despite this, in today's society it is still relevant in the first place to pay attention to what looks like the source.

Very often it happens unconsciously, due to psychological factors. It was found that people respond more positively if talking to someone whose face is similar to their own, or if the person has the typical features of the exterior, as it is this appearance inspires confidence. From this it can be concluded that getting rid of a value judgment is impossible, since our mind works under the scheme of natural causes as Todorov said: We are prone to instant assessment of a person - there is nothing we can do about it.

In his experiment, Todorov used by people face the computer to identify which features cause feelings. What is responsible for the positive characteristics, and that the negative.

Despite the fact that he Todorov warns that the results of the experiment do not give clear explanations and assurances, all of them at least can still be used in order to counter stereotypes.

are taught that beauty Since childhood, many people - it is not the quality of the surface, and it is only internal. A classic example of education can also be considered the idea that external beauty does not necessarily mean good character. However, according to a study Todorova, that beautiful people have received the highest ratings.

An attractive appearance is associated with competence, intelligence, and more social than looks mediocre.

According to other data, derived Todorov, positive character traits, such as "Definitions", "Education" and "determination", have been assigned a more mature appearance, people with thin lips and wrinkles around the eyes.

According to Business Insider, competence level also increases when the appearance becomes more masculine and attractive. Also high marks received by people with dark skin, at the time, as the most confidence caused by women, especially those which are widely smiling.

Children's exterior, characterized by large eyes, round shaped face, full lips and a small nose, got the most mixed reviews, ranging from honesty, kindness and warm-heartedness to associations with naivety, physical weakness and submission. From a study conducted by Todorov, one can conclude that the way we judge people by appearances, is not always a proof of bad taste, because the appearance is still not enough to communicate with the person, or join with him in any relationship. Also cute at first glance people may cause aversion in the future, and vice versa, the one you found unattractive, can he effects cause the most positive emotions.

Do not worry, that the stop be judged by appearance is not possible, exactly the same as the experience that someone can evaluate you. The only thing that is really worth to do - is to remember about the laws derived in the course of the study, and pay attention to what your attitude is based to a particular person, every time you will have to enter into communication.