News about character: “The Inaccuracy of National Character Stereotypes,” Robert R. McCrae, Wayne Chan, Lee Jussim, Filip De Fruyt, Corinna E. Löckenhoff, Marleen De Bolle, Paul T. Costa Jr., Martina Hřebíčková, Sylvie Graf, Anu Realo, Jüri Allik, Katsuharu Nakazato, Yoshiko Shimonaka, Michelle Yik, Emília Ficková, Marina Brunner-Sciarra, Norma Reátigui, Nora Leibovich de Figueora, Vanina Schmidt, […]
Tag: personality
About-Face on Face Shape?
A new study about faces implies than an old study about faces (which we wrote about way back when) should not be taken at face value: “Lack of Support for the Association between Facial Shape and Aggression: A Reappraisal Based on a Worldwide Population Genetics Perspective,” Jorge Gómez-Valdés, Tábita Hünemeier, Mirsha Quinto-Sánchez, Carolina Paschetta, Soledad […]
Plants with charisma: A first analysis
Some plants have more charisma than others, in the sense that they seem to draw stronger reactions from people than do certain other plants. So suggests a recent study. Emily Anthes, writing in the Wonderland blog, reacts to it: I came across the work of Emily Hounslow [pictured here], currently a PhD student at the UK’s University […]
“Why Do I Like People Like Me?”
Today’s Somewhat Intriguing Study Title of the Day is: “Why Do I Like People Like Me?“, Manuel Bagues and María José Pérez Villadóniga, Universidad Carlos III Working Paper #2008/06, Revised and resubmitted to Journal of Economic Theory, October 2010. Co-author Bagues is also co-author of “Politicians’ Luck of the Draw: Evidence from the Spanish Christmas Lottery,” […]