Face ethnicity influences which features drive social judgments

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Valentina Gosetti, Laura B. Hensel, Robin A. A. Ince, Oliver G. B. Garrod, Philippe G. Schyns, Rachael E. Jack

Published: 22 Jul 2024, Last Modified: 19 Feb 2026CrossrefEveryoneRevisionsCC BY-SA 4.0
Abstract: Humans regularly judge others’ character, including how trustworthy or dominant they are, based on facial appearance. Current models propose that specific facial features drive these judgments, but they are based predominantly on White faces. Here, we show that face ethnicity alters the featur...