Decisions about whom to trust are biased by stable facial traits such as attractiveness,
similarity to kin, and perceived trustworthiness. Research addressing the validity of facial …

Detecting cooperative partners in situations that have financial stakes is crucial to successful
social exchange. The authors tested whether humans are sensitive to subtle facial dynamics …

Background Many human interactions are built on trust, so widespread confidence in first
impressions generally favors individuals with trustworthy-looking appearances. However …

People evaluate a stranger's trustworthiness from their facial features in a fraction of a
second, despite common advice “not to judge a book by its cover.” Evaluations of …

The human face appears to play a key role in signaling social intentions and usually people
form reliable and strong impressions on the basis of someone's facial appearance …

The evolution of cooperation requires some mechanism that reduces the risk of exploitation
for cooperative individuals. Recent studies have shown that men with wide faces are anti …

Abstract Using the repeated Trust Game, we investigated how first impressions and
experience affect trusting dispositions, beliefs, and behaviors. As in previous research …

Male facial width-to-height ratio appears to correlate with antisocial tendencies, such as
aggression, exploitation, cheating, and deception. We present evidence that male facial …

The capacity to trust wisely is a critical facilitator of success and prosperity, and it has been
conjectured that people of higher intelligence are better able to detect signs of …

A growing body of evidence has linked individual differences in facial structure—in
particular, the facial width-to-height ratio (FWHR)—to social behaviors, including …