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How smart does your profile image look? Estimating intelligence from social network profile images Xingjie Wei 1,2 and David Stillwell 1 Psychometrics Centre 1 , University of Cambridge, UK School of Management 2 , University of Bath, UK [email protected] http://xingjiewei.me 1

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Page 1: How smart doesyourprofileimagelook? … · 2020. 5. 4. · High MI & high PI • do not like to use the colour pink, purple or red, and images are usually less diversified in colour,

How smart does your profile image look?Estimating intelligence from social

network profile images

Xingjie Wei1,2 andDavidStillwell1

PsychometricsCentre1,UniversityofCambridge,UKSchoolofManagement2,UniversityofBath,UK

[email protected]://xingjiewei.me

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Canauser’sintelligencebeinferredfromsocialnetworkprofileimages?

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IntelligenceMeasured intelligence (MI)Perceived intelligence (PI)

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Research questions

• Can humans make intelligence judgments forothers from profile images ?• Can computers make such judgments?

• What visual elements an intelligent personwill use?• What visual elements make a person perceived tobe intelligent?

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myPersonality database• 1,122 users took an IQ testand provided FB profileimages• 739 human raters rated the 1,122 images

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Research questions

• Can humans make intelligence judgments forothers from profile images ?

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Research questions

• Can humans make intelligence judgments forothers from profile images ?• Wefounddifferentpeoplehaverelativelyconsistentjudgements andsuchjudgements areassociatedwithMIforbothmenandwomen

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Research questions

• Can computers make such judgments?• Wefoundthatintelligenceestimationfromprofileimagesisadifficulttaskevenforhumans,butitispossibletoequalhumans’accuracyusingalgorithmswhilealsohavingthepotentialtoreducebiasedjudgements.

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Research questions

• What visual elements an intelligent personwill use?• What visual elements make a person perceived tobe intelligent?

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HighMI&highPI• donotliketousethecolourpink,purpleorred,andimagesareusuallylessdiversifiedincolour,moreclearintexture,andcontainlessskinarea

HighMI• liketousethecolourgreen,andhavefewer faces,butthisdoesnotaffecthowothersjudgethem

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Intelligentpeopleunderstandthataprofilepictureismosteffectivewhenitshowssingleperson,captured

infocus,andwithanunclutteredbackground

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HighMI&highPI• donotliketousethecolourpink,purpleorred,andimagesareusuallylessdiversifiedincolour,moreclearintexture,andcontainlessskinarea

HighMI• likeusethecolourgreen,andhavefewer faces,butthisdoesnotaffecthowothersjudgethem

Inaccuratestereotypes-correlatedwithPIbutnotMI:• moregreyandwhite,butlessbrownandgreen,withhigherchromaticpurity,smilingandwearingglasses,andfacesataproperdistancefromthecamera,makepeoplelookintelligentnomatterhowsmarttheyreallyare

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Possibleapplication

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Nicepic!PutitinyourCV!

Hotpic!Putitindatingapp!

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Cometoseemyposterandaskquestions!

• Xingjie Wei• UniversityofBath• [email protected]• http://xingjiewei.me

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