What’s in a picture? The impact of face-ism on trait attribution

Previous research indicates that the media tend to represent men with their faces, whereas women’s depictions include larger parts of their bodies, rendering their faces less prominent. To explore the impact of facial prominence on impression formation, 87 male and 84 female West German 14-17 yr olds received either full-body or portrait-style photographs, made from… Continue reading What’s in a picture? The impact of face-ism on trait attribution