ResearchersattheUniversityofKansassaythatpeoplecanaccuratelyjudge90percentofastranger’spersonalitysimplybylookingattheperson’sshoes.

“Shoesconveyathinbutusefulpieceofinformationabouttheirwearers”theauthorswroteinthenewstudypublishedintheJournalofResearchinPersonality.“Shoesserveapracticalpurposeandalsoserveasnonverbal(非语言的)indicationswithsymbolicmessages.Peopletendtopayattentiontotheshoestheyandotherswear.”

MedicalDailynotesthatthedetailsdetectedinthestudyincludeaperson’sgeneralagesexincomepoliticalaffiliation(派别)andotherpersonalitycharacteristicsincludingsomeone’semotionalstability.

LeadresearcherOmriGillathsaidthejudgmentswerebasedonthestylecostcolorandconditionofsomeone’sshoes.Inthestudy63UniversityofKansasstudentslookedatpicturesshowing208differentpairsofshoeswornbythestudy’sparticipants.Volunteersinthestudywerephotographedintheirmostcommonlywornshoesandthenfilledoutapersonalityquestionnaire.

Sosomeoftheresultswereexpected:Peoplewithhigherincomesmostcommonlyworeexpensiveshoesandflashierfootwearwastypicallywornbyextroverts(外向者).

Howeversomeofthemorespecificresultsareinteresting.Forexample“practicalandfunctional”shoesweregenerallywornbymore“agreeable”peoplewhileanklebootswentmorecloselywith“aggressive”personalities.

Thestrangersofallmaybethatthosewhowore“uncomfortablelooking”shoestendtohave“calm”personalities.

Andifyouhaveseveralpairsofnewshoesortakeexceptionalcareofthemyoumaysufferfrom“attachmentanxiety”spendingalargeamountoftimeworryingaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkofyourappearance.

Therewasevenapoliticalcalculationinthemixwithmoreliberaltypeswearing“shabbierandlessexpensive”shoes.

Theresearchersnotedthatsomepeoplewillchooseshoestylestomasktheiractualpersonalitycharacteristicsbutresearchersnotedthatvolunteerswerealsolikelytobeunawarethattheirfootwearchoiceswereshowingdeepawarenessintotheirpersonalities.

1.AccordingtoOmriGillathastranger’spersonalitycanbejudgedby___.