While perceptions of facial trustworthiness usually serve as our first references for social
interactions, these impressions may ultimately turn out to be inaccurate or unreliable …

The appraisal of trustworthiness from facial appearance of a stranger is critical for successful
social interaction. Although self-resemblance is considered a significant factor affecting the …

Existing research suggests that adults make effective trustworthiness judgments based on
facial attractiveness during initial interactions. However, little is known about how children …

The cheerleader effect occurs when the same face is rated to be more attractive when it is
seen in a group compared to when seen alone. We investigated whether this phenomenon …

Facial features that resemble emotional expressions influence key social evaluations,
including trust. Here, we present four experiments testing how the impact of such expressive …

The ability to discriminate social signals from faces is a fundamental component of human
social interactions whose developmental origins are still debated. In this study, 5‐year‐old …

Little is known about how older persons determine if someone deserves their trust or not
based on their facial appearance, a process referred to as “facial trustworthiness.” In the past …

On encountering a stranger, we spontaneously attribute to them character traits (eg,
trustworthiness, intelligence) based on their facial appearance. Participants can base …

Inferences of others' social traits from their faces can influence how we think and behave
towards them, but little is known about how perceptions of people's traits may affect …

In the era of globalization, people meet strangers from different countries more often than
ever. Previous research indicates that impressions of trustworthiness based on facial …