The Surprising Way People Can Tell if You're Rich

Discussion in 'Psychology' started by Nobert, Jan 14, 2021.

  1. Nobert

    Nobert

    Your Life Gets Written Onto You

    Graduate student R. Thora Bjornsdottir and psychology professor Nicholas O. Rule, who led the study, took gray-scale pictures of 80 men and 80 women. The people in the photos came from different ethnic backgrounds and didn't have piercings or tattoos. Half made $60,000 a year or less, while the other half made $100,000 or more.

    When Bjornsdottir and Rule had undergraduate students look at the photos, they found that the students could guess the economic status of the individuals in the picture 68 percent of the time. The students were most accurate when the photos included neutral expressions, and being able to see the entire face gave better results than being able to see just the mouth or eyes.

    While the students themselves couldn't pin down why they were able to make the distinction, the co-authors think they were picking up on very subtle physical evidence of previous emotions that can tie back to money. For example, someone who is chronically stressed and anxious because they aren't financially secure might show deeper lines in their brow, while someone who's content and financially stable might reveal deeper lines around the mouth from smiling.

    Bjornsdottir asserts that, over time, the contraction of muscles associated with various expressions actually can lead to changes in facial structure. Because the brain is so hardwired to pick up on facial cues for social purposes and survival, others easily can pick up on these changes, even when the changes are extremely subtle.


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    https://www.inc.com/wanda-thibodeau...-tell-if-youre-rich-according-to-science.html
     
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  2. if you drive a nice car?
     
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  3. JSOP

    JSOP

    That is very interesting. It confirms what my grandma used to tell me that one can actually improve their looks by doing more good deeds. I think when you do good deeds, you tend to be happier when you see other people becoming happier which leads to certain muscle contractions that in turn leads to changes in facial structure that makes one appear to be more attractive.

    Grandma was always right.
     
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  4. Nobert

    Nobert

    :D:thumbsup:
     
  5. deaddog

    deaddog

    Could mean you are well off and live within your means or just surviving and deep in debt.

    An income of 100K a year is middle class, not rich.
     
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  6. JSOP

    JSOP

    OMG!!! the power of inflation!! $100K a year used to be rich or at least upper-middle class now it's just middle class. :(
     
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  7. I know what you saying. But not everybody. I know some people buy expensive cars and live in the hood
     
  8. Always a Dead Giveaway, if your 65 yr old and have a 30 yr old wife.....
     
  9. ph1l

    ph1l

    If you act like this ... :)
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  10. Nobert

    Nobert

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    #10     Jan 14, 2021
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