Want to be accepted by the rich?

Interesting research coming out from the Journal of Personality & Social Psychology.??????

The study, “indicates that something as subtle as the signals in your face tell a lot about your social class.”

So apparently first impressions matter more than you might think and, “Yes”, we can judge a book by its cover.???

Generally speaking, we pick up hints on a person’s socioeconomic status by looking for more obvious markers, things that are buyable or learnable – clothes, watches, comportment, manner of speech.?

But, as co-author Nicholas Rule states????“Over time, your face comes to permanently reflect and reveal your experiences.”

Mouths were found to be the best wealth cues, although eyes were a strong indicator of income as well. What the authors eventually discovered, however, was that more significant than any specific part of the face was the apparent happiness of the face as a whole.???

Even the subtlest signs of positivity in a face, they concluded, were strong indicators of a higher social class.

The key difference was that the wealthy looked happier than the middle class who tended to default to the common “resting-bitch-face”.???

Next the researches put photos of smiling faces in front of another group of volunteers. This time, faced with visibly happy faces rather than neutral ones, the perceivers weren’t able to discern class any better than chance. Looking visibly happy, the researchers concluded, obstructs others’ ability to discern your class, because it overrides the visible markers that appear in a more expressionless state.

So how does this help you?

?? Something as simple as smiling can pays huge dividends and can make you more accepted by the wealthy.???

Food for thought

Mark

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