Viliam_Bur comments on Be Happier - Less Wrong

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Comment author: [deleted] 18 April 2012 11:36:25PM *  9 points [-]

Were those pictures seriously used in a psychological study? It strikes me as obvious that the 'pride' images would stand out for having much more implied animation. Though I could see attractiveness swinging both ways depending on viewer personality.

Edit: These seem to have been used in the actual study (via). Maybe that really is just an example?

Comment author: Viliam_Bur 20 April 2012 06:51:05AM 3 points [-]

Similar mistake. Most of "female neutral" pictures contain only the head; "female happy" has more examples with hands etc.; "female pride" is in a sport context; "female shame" has many full-body pictures.

Authors of the study probably never heard about ceteris paribus.