Abstract

Higher perceived dominance leads to greater perceived risk-taking willingness. This, both for people differing in facial dominance (Study 1) and people whose dominance was digitally manipulated (Study 2). Yet, the effect of facial dominance varied to some degree across domains. Gender differences also emerged and these fitted stereotypes. Women were judged as less likely to take financial or recreational risks but more likely (Study 1) or as likely as men (Study 2) to take social risks. The assumption that perceived optimism and/or perceived competence mediate the effect of facial dominance on perceived risk-preferences was not supported. Overall, this research exemplifies the importance of considering the way cues such as dominance may have a differential effect in specific contexts. Our findings also challange the idea that assessment of risk-taking tendencies based on facial dominance serves the goal of determining male quality.

摘要

更高的感知支配地位导致更大的感知风险承担意愿。这适用于面部优势不同的人（研究 1）和优势被数字化操纵的人（研究 2）。然而，面部优势的影响在不同领域有所不同。性别差异也出现了，这些符合的刻板印象。女性被认为不太可能承担经济或娱乐风险，但更有可能（研究 1）或与男性（研究 2）一样可能承担社会风险。不支持感知乐观和/或感知能力介导面部优势对感知风险偏好的影响的假设。总的来说，这项研究证明了考虑诸如优势等线索在特定环境中可能产生不同影响的方式的重要性。