The Psychology Thread 🧠

Article: Can YOU spot the psychopath based on these headshots? New study reveals subtle clues in people's faces | Daily Mail Online

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Thats funny. I zoomed directly to the high/psychopathy guy. I don’t know why though.

Thinking about it, he looks predatory. Not like emotional angry, but like an animal that wants to eat.

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I was reminded of this below when I read about someone posting a food photo on a recipe forum somewhere and you could see their nakedness reflected in a shiny toaster. I remember hearing of people doing that (on purpose) when selling stuff on eBay back in the day. Usually it’s gross dudes.

Anyway, I had to ChatGPT it:

So . . . what were you hoping for when you asked everyone to post their most recent phone pictures?

Ha! Nightmare fuel.

I actually did this here:

But not on purpose. By the time I realized it, I figured screw it. Its nothing horrible, just my not great ribcage/abdomen and wrists.

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ā€œThe study found that even moderately attractive faces were judged more favorably when paired with less attractive ones, a phenomenon linked to emotional brain responses measured through electrical activity.ā€

Hang out with ugly people to be more attractive?

Reminds me of the ā€œDesert Queenā€ thing some military friends told me about.

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Chicks have been doing this forever.

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That sounds really elegant and exotic until one finds out what it means. :rofl:

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I’m going to try that out! I have a few others I like when I get too amped up, but its always good to have another arrow in the quiver. :+1:

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If everyone knows this and does it, and you just found out about it… What does that make you (not YOU you)?

Just in case anyone wanted some anxiety for free :joy:

Makes me a user of ā€œthe cheerleader effectā€?