Your Politics Are Written all Over Your Face

Psychologists have found that your face tells people a lot about your political leanings. Nicholas Rule and Nalini Ambady showed people photos of Democratic and Republican Senate candidates and college students, and found that people were able to predict political affiliation. The study’s participants made their judgments based on perceived character traits: Republicans were perceived as more powerful, while Democrats were perceived as “warmer.” (HT: BPS Research Digest)[%comments]