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Face Recognition and Perception Big Five personality traits

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Assessing the Big Five personality traits using real-life static facial images

Alexander Kachur, Evgeny Osin, Denis Davydov, Konstantin Shutilov, Alexey Novokshonov
Scientific Reports Summary & key facts 2020 90 citations

Researchers collected face photos and personality surveys from about 12,400 volunteers and used a type of computer program that learns patterns, called artificial neural networks, to try to predict the Big Five personality traits from those pictures. The program could guess some traits better than chance, with the strongest matches…

Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior Face Recognition and Perception Personality Traits and Psychology
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