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Hypothesis [LOOKS THEORY] The Psychology of Trust: How Facial Features Influence Our Perceptions

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Dear Looksmaxxers

The human face is a complex and fascinating subject that has been studied for centuries. It is often said that the face is the window to the soul, and it is true that our facial expressions can reveal a lot about our emotions and intentions. Psychologists have long been interested in understanding what leads people to trust others, and the face has long been at the center of this research. Some people just look trustworthy. BUT it isn’t easy to accurately detect another’s trustworthiness from just the face, but a few things can help. We can more accurately judge trustworthiness if we get a chance to interact with the person .

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lucky blue smith is a prime example of a light triad trustworthy face
What makes a face seem trustworthy?
Research has shown that there are several aspects of a face that can make it seem trustworthy. These include:
  • Smiling: A smile is one of the most important aspects of a trustworthy face. Even if a person is not smiling, a face that looks like it is smiling is more likely to be perceived as trustworthy . upturned lips help with this
  • Baby-like features: Faces that have features that are similar to those of a baby, such as large eyes, a small nose, and a round face, are more likely to be perceived as trustworthy. this makes the face look more youthful which is an attractive trait as it signals good health
  • Feminine features: Faces that have more feminine features, such as a smaller jawline and fuller lips, are also more likely to be perceived as trustworthy .
  • Facial symmetry: Faces that are more symmetrical are also more likely to be perceived as trustworthy . because symmetry enhances harmony ========> more harmony = more appeal

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androgynous faces are perceived as more trustworthy

Trustworthiness and neoteny
Research has shown that there is a relationship between face trustworthiness and neoteny, which is the retention of juvenile features into adulthood . Here are some of the facial features that are associated with neoteny and can make a face look more trustworthy:
Larger eyes, Small nose , Round face, High forehead
Pretty boys for example , they have smooth, neotenous faces , while still maintaining some masculine features such as eyes with a high width-to-height ratio and a nose larger than a female nose, but by no means has he exaggerated facial masculinity .

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Chico neoteny adds to his trustworthiness​


Facial trustworthiness and long term attraction
Research has shown that people may use attractiveness as a signal of trustworthiness and rely on it even when initial facades crumble . When it comes to short-term relationship. Women seek men with masculine faces, upper-body strength, and a dominant personality. In return, men seek women with a youthful appearance and signs of sexual openness . However, the relative value of these traits changes somewhat when men and women look for a long-term partner. Of course, we still want a good-looking spouse, but not at the expense of behavioral cues suggesting the relationship isn’t going to work out. In this case, women want a man who demonstrates he’ll be committed to her and her children, while men look for signs that their potential mate will be sexually faithful to them . One trait that might be important in selecting a long-term partner for both men and women is perceived trustworthiness. Of course, you can only know for sure that a person is trustworthy after a number of interactions with them. Nevertheless, psychologists have identified facial features that people tend to associate with trustworthiness, and they use these cues to make rapid judgments about whether to trust a person they’ve just met or not . Since trust is the keystone to a successful relationship, it is possible that people looking for a long-term partner will find these facial cues of perceived trustworthiness attractive .






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Dear Looksmaxxers

The human face is a complex and fascinating subject that has been studied for centuries. It is often said that the face is the window to the soul, and it is true that our facial expressions can reveal a lot about our emotions and intentions. Psychologists have long been interested in understanding what leads people to trust others, and the face has long been at the center of this research. Some people just look trustworthy. BUT it isn’t easy to accurately detect another’s trustworthiness from just the face, but a few things can help. We can more accurately judge trustworthiness if we get a chance to interact with the person .

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lucky blue smith is a prime example of a light triad trustworthy face
What makes a face seem trustworthy?
Research has shown that there are several aspects of a face that can make it seem trustworthy. These include:
  • Smiling: A smile is one of the most important aspects of a trustworthy face. Even if a person is not smiling, a face that looks like it is smiling is more likely to be perceived as trustworthy . upturned lips help with this
  • Baby-like features: Faces that have features that are similar to those of a baby, such as large eyes, a small nose, and a round face, are more likely to be perceived as trustworthy. this makes the face look more youthful which is an attractive trait as it signals good health
  • Feminine features: Faces that have more feminine features, such as a smaller jawline and fuller lips, are also more likely to be perceived as trustworthy .
  • Facial symmetry: Faces that are more symmetrical are also more likely to be perceived as trustworthy . because symmetry enhances harmony ========> more harmony = more appeal

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androgynous faces are perceived as more trustworthy

Trustworthiness and neoteny
Research has shown that there is a relationship between face trustworthiness and neoteny, which is the retention of juvenile features into adulthood . Here are some of the facial features that are associated with neoteny and can make a face look more trustworthy:
Larger eyes, Small nose , Round face, High forehead
Pretty boys for example , they have smooth, neotenous faces , while still maintaining some masculine features such as eyes with a high width-to-height ratio and a nose larger than a female nose, but by no means has he exaggerated facial masculinity .

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Chico neoteny adds to his trustworthiness​


Facial trustworthiness and long term attraction
Research has shown that people may use attractiveness as a signal of trustworthiness and rely on it even when initial facades crumble . When it comes to short-term relationship. Women seek men with masculine faces, upper-body strength, and a dominant personality. In return, men seek women with a youthful appearance and signs of sexual openness . However, the relative value of these traits changes somewhat when men and women look for a long-term partner. Of course, we still want a good-looking spouse, but not at the expense of behavioral cues suggesting the relationship isn’t going to work out. In this case, women want a man who demonstrates he’ll be committed to her and her children, while men look for signs that their potential mate will be sexually faithful to them . One trait that might be important in selecting a long-term partner for both men and women is perceived trustworthiness. Of course, you can only know for sure that a person is trustworthy after a number of interactions with them. Nevertheless, psychologists have identified facial features that people tend to associate with trustworthiness, and they use these cues to make rapid judgments about whether to trust a person they’ve just met or not . Since trust is the keystone to a successful relationship, it is possible that people looking for a long-term partner will find these facial cues of perceived trustworthiness attractive .






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all references are from https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn...=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubmed

Physical trustworthiness is based on expression/features that emulate expression e.g. upturned mouth corners mirror that of someone smiling, raised eyebrows mirror a number of emotions: suprise, happiness, empathy.
(This was mentioned in the original thread)
These features can be frauded pretty easily in my opinion its not completely evolutionary, if youre talking to someone with a psl autist expression you will be perceived as low trust, but if you are attentive, smiling and energetic you will be perceived as higher trust.


" As the facial features become extremely exaggerated in the negative direction (−8 SD), the faces were classified as angry, Flinear(1,18) = 139.88, P < 0.001, and as the features become exaggerated in the positive direction (4 and 8 SD), the faces were classified as happy" -> basically trustworthiness is positively correlated with expression

Women seek men with masculine faces, upper-body strength, and a dominant personality

Dominance is something completely different, people with high dominance (masculine) features are more succesful in short term relationships because these features are linked to better reproductive quality not becuase of perceived trust

"face variation on the dominance dimension was not related to the judgments"- where judgments are "features resembling happy and angry expressions" -> basically dominance isnt represented by ones expression.

trustworthiness is an assessment of how loving/evil one is.

Dominance is an assesment of how capable someone is of carrying out their intentions of being loving/evil

therefore someone can be turstworthy and dominant, and any other combination of these two traits. They are largely orthogonal.
Research has shown that
it would be nice if you could link the research
 

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