The association of character traits with face and body physiognomy has a long history that
transcends cultures. In the present chapter we attribute these persistent links to the fact that …

The face may be the richest source of nonverbal human communication. Facial appearance
purveys reliable information about a diverse array of human characteristics, from one's …

A study conducted with American undergraduates indicates endomorph, mesomorph and
ectomorph physiques have subtypes with specific perceived personality traits. Endomorphs …

Physiognomy is the belief that fixed aspects of physical appearance are indicative of the
qualities of a person. It was popular in the early 19th century as a purported means of …

In this line of his landmark speech, King expresses the troubling reality faced by thousands
of people who are judged by the “color of their skin” instead of by more valid attributes. His …

The present research investigated an often presumed but rarely assessed construct named
the physiognomic belief—a generic belief that various traits can be inferred from faces …

People infer the personalities of others from their facial appearance. Whether they do so
from body shapes is less studied. We explored personality inferences made from body …

The human face conveys information to help determine a person's identity, category
membership, personality, emotional or mood state, what he or she might be thinking about …

Despite the primacy of the face in social perception research, people often base their
impressions on whole persons (ie, faces and bodies). Yet, perceptions of whole persons …

Physiognomy, the art of reading personality traits from faces, dates back to ancient Greece,
and is still very popular. The present studies examine several aspects and consequences of …