ResearchersattheUniversityofKansassaythatpeoplecanaccuratelyjudge90percentofastranger’spersonalitysimplybylookingattheperson’sshoes.
“Shoesconveyathinbutusefulpieceofinformationabouttheirwearers”theauthorswroteinthenewstudypublishedintheJournalofResearchinPersonality.“Shoesserveapracticalpurposeandalsoserveasnonverbal(非语言的)indicationswithsymbolicmessages.Peopletendtopayattentiontotheshoestheyandotherswear.”
MedicalDailynotesthatthedetailsdetectedinthestudyincludeaperson’sgeneralagesexincomepoliticalaffiliation(派别)andotherpersonalitycharacteristicsincludingsomeone’semotionalstability.
LeadresearcherOmriGillathsaidthejudgmentswerebasedonthestylecostcolorandconditionofsomeone’sshoes.Inthestudy63UniversityofKansasstudentslookedatpicturesshowing208differentpairsofshoeswornbythestudy’sparticipants.Volunteersinthestudywerephotographedintheirmostcommonlywornshoesandthenfilledoutapersonalityquestionnaire.
Sosomeoftheresultswereexpected:Peoplewithhigherincomesmostcommonlyworeexpensiveshoesandflashierfootwearwastypicallywornbyextroverts(外向者).
Howeversomeofthemorespecificresultsareinteresting.Forexample“practicalandfunctional”shoesweregenerallywornbymore“agreeable”peoplewhileanklebootswentmorecloselywith“aggressive”personalities.
Thestrangersofallmaybethatthosewhowore“uncomfortablelooking”shoestendtohave“calm”personalities.
Andifyouhaveseveralpairsofnewshoesortakeexceptionalcareofthemyoumaysufferfrom“attachmentanxiety”spendingalargeamountoftimeworryingaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkofyourappearance.
Therewasevenapoliticalcalculationinthemixwithmoreliberaltypeswearing“shabbierandlessexpensive”shoes.
Theresearchersnotedthatsomepeoplewillchooseshoestylestomasktheiractualpersonalitycharacteristicsbutresearchersnotedthatvolunteerswerealsolikelytobeunawarethattheirfootwearchoiceswereshowingdeepawarenessintotheirpersonalities.
1.AccordingtoOmriGillathastranger’spersonalitycanbejudgedby___.