The effect of wearing glasses upon judgments of personality traits of persons seen briefly

Abstract

Subjects were rated in person and from photographic slides for several personality traits. In viewing the slides, judges tended to evaluate subjects wearing glasses as "more intelligent, more industrious, more honest, and more dependable." The same general results were obtained when subjects appeared in person, except that they were not judged more honest. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)