Fig 1.
Four exemplar identities of the Basel Face Database.
Fig 2.
The RAW image (left) was edited so that the background color was standardized, the axis between the eyes was centered, and the face size was fixed by aligning the chin and hairline (right).
Fig 3.
Visualization of the process to generate variations of an exemplar face on a specific personality dimension (here: Agreeableness).
First, the face on the standardized and aligned photograph is reconstructed by fitting the Basel Face Model [26] to the face on the photograph. Second, the resulting 3D reconstruction of the face is manipulated on a specific personality dimension. Finally, the altered faces are rendered back into the 2D photograph, resulting in natural-looking images that vary regarding their value on the respective personality dimension.
Fig 4.
An original face (middle) and versions with a reduced (left) and an enhanced value (right) on agency (top) and communion (bottom).
Fig 5.
Means (and 95% CIs) for personality judgments collapsed over all 40 database faces with reduced, original, and enhanced values on agency and communion.
Table 1.
Means and standard deviations of the Big Two judgments for the 40 facial identities with reduced, original, and enhanced values on both Big Two personality dimensions.
Please note that the neutral versions (-/+) in the Agency and the Communion columns refer to the exact same stimuli.
Fig 6.
An original face (middle) and versions with reduced (left) and enhanced values (right) on both Big Five personality dimensions (from top to bottom: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism).
Fig 7.
Means (and 95% CIs) for personality judgments for all 40 database faces with reduced, original, and enhanced values on openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.
Table 2.
Means and standard deviations of the Big Five judgments for the 40 facial identities with reduced, original, and enhanced values on all Big Five personality dimensions.
Please note that the neutral versions (-/+) of all five personality dimensions refer to the exact same stimuli.