We Trust People More If They Resemble Us

There are people we trust instinctively and those we do not, says the research. More often than not, this decision is based on physical appearance. Credit: iStockphoto

From Cosmos:

GUILDFORD, U.K.: A new study has found that subconsciously we are more likely to trust people with similar facial features to our own, but less likely to be physically attracted to them.

There are people we trust instinctively and those we do not, says the research. More often than not, this decision is based on physical appearance.

Using computer graphics, a team led by Lisa DeBruine from the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, manipulated faces so they looked more or less similar to participants in their study. Effectively, the faces either resembled siblings or not, said DeBruine.

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