A new study published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences examined how people perceive strangers' trustworthiness based on facial appearance alone. Researchers found that individuals with high levels of the so-called "dark triad" traits—narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism—were consistently rated as more trustworthy. Why? The answer lies in looks. People with high dark triad traits tended to be perceived as more physically attractive—and this perception strongly influenced how trustworthy people believed them to be. In four experiments involving nearly 600 participants, individuals were asked to judge strangers' faces in rating tasks and simulated trust games. Time and again, those with high dark triad scores were seen as more trustworthy from their image alone.You don't have to be crazy to get positive attention, but it literally helps...
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Psycho Study
Apparently lunatics are more attractive:
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