Image: Clothes May Make the Man in the Eyes of Others (IMAGE)

Princeton School of Public and International Affairs

Image: Clothes May Make the Man in the Eyes of Others

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People make split-second judgements about a person's competency based on their own perceptions of the person's clothing, according to a study led by Princeton University researchers. If the clothes look "rich," the person is perceived as more competent than if the clothing looks "poor." These judgements are made immediately and are very hard to avoid.

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Egan Jimenez, Princeton University; Chicago Face Database

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