Political elections have a profound impact on individuals and societies. Optimal voting is thought to be based on informed and deliberate decisions yet, it has been demonstrated that the outcomes of political elections are biased by the perception of candidates’ facial features and the stereotypical traits voters attribute to these. Interestingly, political identification changes the attribution of stereotypical traits from facial features. This study explores whether the perception of body shape elicits similar effects on political trait attribution and whether these associations can be visualized. In Experiment 1, ratings of 3D body shapes were used to model the relationship between perception of 3D body shape and the attribution of political traits such as ‘Republican’, ‘Democrat’, or ‘Leader’. This allowed analyzing and visualizing the mental representations of stereotypical 3D body shapes associated with each political trait. Experiment 2 was designed to test whether political identification of the raters affected the attribution of political traits to different types of body shapes. The results show that humans attribute political traits to the same body shapes differently depending on their own political preference. These findings show that our judgments of others are influenced by their body shape and our own political views. Such judgments have potential political and societal implications.

政治选举对个人和社会有着深远的影响。最佳投票被认为是基于知情和深思熟虑的决定，但已经证明政治选举的结果会受到候选人面部特征的感知以及选民归因于这些特征的刻板印象。有趣的是，政治认同改变了面部特征对刻板印象的归因。本研究探讨了对体型的感知是否会对政治特质归因产生类似的影响，以及这些关联是否可以可视化。在实验 1 中，使用 3D 体型的评级来模拟对 3D 体型的感知与诸如“共和党”、“民主党”或“领袖”等政治特征的归因之间的关系。这允许分析和可视化与每个政治特征相关的刻板 3D 身体形状的心理表征。实验 2 旨在测试评估者的政治认同是否会影响政治特征对不同类型体型的归因。结果表明，人类根据自己的政治偏好不同，将政治特征归因于相同的身体形状。这些发现表明，我们对他人的判断受到他们的体型和我们自己的政治观点的影响。这种判断具有潜在的政治和社会影响。结果表明，人类根据自己的政治偏好不同，将政治特征归因于相同的身体形状。这些发现表明，我们对他人的判断受到他们的体型和我们自己的政治观点的影响。这种判断具有潜在的政治和社会影响。结果表明，人类根据自己的政治偏好不同，将政治特征归因于相同的身体形状。这些发现表明，我们对他人的判断受到他们的体型和我们自己的政治观点的影响。这种判断具有潜在的政治和社会影响。