After a case like this, some of us must have thought why they were found and called by everyone on the street. In the store, or just standing in line, during administration – to talk to them, ask for money and valuables with threats, or just ask for help – while there are many other people nearby who can also be contacted. In the opposite case, perhaps more people can recognize, because if we ourselves need help, there is a good chance that we will contact someone from the crowd around us, whose face seems friendly to us.
naturally “Do you have a cigarette, brother? I need a bus!” Type, random queries can be an exception to this in many cases. Although these people certainly judge us based on our appearance and decide the success of their mission, in their case, our influence or well-being may play more of a role than how friendly our face is. The big question is why some people are preferred over others and why some people’s faces sympathize with us more.
The winner is the symmetrical face, full lips and big eyes
Although beauty has always been subjective, its benefits are well established and extend to all areas of life – from personal relationships to professional success. According to this theory, those blessed with pretty faces are seen as healthier, more loving, more fun, and more confident—which many people would welcome, provided it doesn’t lead to excessive arrogance.
And what makes us appear more loving, friendly, and attractive in the eyes of others? Science shows that people
High cheekbones, full lips, and large eyes – for women are slender, while for men they are larger and wider – as well as smooth skin, shiny hair, and facial symmetry are also associated with beauty, that is, they are considered attractive and likable.
– Whether it’s a romantic intent or asking a simple question on the street.
Thus the degree of symmetry can be an indicator of genetic quality at the same time.
Since humans are social creatures, if we appear friendly and sociable, we are more likely to be open and welcoming to others. In addition, people like to be in the company of people they feel safe with. We do not wish to identify people with a bad face, with more dominant and stronger facial features or appearances, or to approach them with our questions anonymously.
When examining the issue, it is also important to note that first impression can have a huge impact on who we consider sympathetic – despite the fact that we often hear that we should not judge a book by its cover. Having seen an unknown face, we already make a judgment about the character of its owner within a tenth of a second, that is, we record in our heads whether the person has a caring, reliable, aggressive, outgoing or extroverted character.
We can easily find evidence of this in everyday life if we pay more attention, since CEOs with dominant facial features are more likely to lead a profitable company, for example. Furthermore, men with childish faces, boyish appearance, and those with sympathetic faces are also likely to be overrepresented in care-demanding professions. In addition, men with a baby face have an advantage in court, for example, and are more likely to be acquitted than their counterparts with a mature face. However, they are more likely to be found guilty of negligence – also because of the shape of their face.
Testosterone levels and health also play a role
Is our personality really written on our faces? The answer is probably yes, because just as our genes and hormone levels influence our physical traits, the same mechanisms partly shape our personality as well. According to Carmen Lefebvre of Northumbria University, people with higher levels of testosterone have broader and stronger facial features and cheekbones, and are more likely to have more assertive, sometimes aggressive and dominant personalities.
The connection between facial shape and dominance is surprisingly pervasive, from capuchin monkeys—whose wider faces are likely to rank higher in the group hierarchy—to professional soccer players. When examining the 2010 World Cup, for example, colleagues from the University of Boulder in Colorado showed that the ratio of the width and height of soccer players’ faces predicts the number of errors committed by midfielders and the number of goals scored by forwards. the BBC.
Our face shape, that is, whether we have a rather thin or round face, can reveal a lot. People with narrow and slender faces, for example, are less likely to get infected, and if they do, the course of the disease is less severe. They also had a lower incidence of depression and anxiety, possibly because mental health is often closely linked to the general condition of the body.
As for why we think that people with attractive faces have positive qualities, they presumably reflect cultural teachings. Even if this is true, the origin of these teachings still needs to be explained. The fact that people from different cultures, as well as infants and young children, show similar reactions to faces of different attractiveness suggests that these impressions reflect a universal mechanism rather than arbitrary cultural influences, he says. Psychosocial face perception: why appearance matters In a search called
The irregular face hypothesis, also known as the anomalous face, provides an adequate explanation for such a mechanism. This hypothesis claims that
Unattractive people are evaluated more negatively than attractive people because unattractive faces are more like the faces of unfit or unhealthy individuals.
For this reason we are more likely to avoid people who are ill-looking, sunken, or uneven, and not turn to them for help—so if you are called upon often, in addition to accepting this annoying habit, rest assured by the fact that they at least believe That your face is more attractive than others.
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