When the Party Decides: The Effects of Facial Competence and Dominance on Internal Nominations of Political Candidates

The facial traits and appearance of political candidates have been found to predict election outcomes across countries with different electoral systems and institutions. Research over the last decade has provided two different versions of this overall conclusion. First and most thoroughly studied, c...

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Main Authors: Lasse Laustsen, Michael Bang Petersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-06-01
Series:Evolutionary Psychology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1474704917732005