Ever
wondered what people think of you when you’re wearing your glasses. Could
wearing glasses change people’s initial impressions of you? Not long ago I seem
to remember people (particularly the younger ones) were of the idea that
wearing thick, black-rimmed glasses
make them look smarter. Well, there may be something in that.
According to
research by Hellstrom and Tekle (Person
perception through facial photographs: Effects of glasses, hair, and beard on
judgments of occupation and personal qualities, European Journal of
Social Psychology) people
infer not only occupations based on physical traits but also personal
characteristics like intelligence and trustworthiness.
The
researchers conducted studies in which participants rated the personality
characteristics and speculated about the occupation of several male faces with
either glasses, hair, or a beard. The researchers found that the combination of
having glasses, a beard, and no hair was associated most highly with
intellectual professions. The opposite in each category led to the strongest
belief that the face belonged to someone in a trade profession or a factory
worker.
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