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Study Confirms That Cars Have Personalities

Posted by kdawson on from the disney-is-unsurprised dept.

Ponca City, We love you writes "A study has confirmed that many people see human facial features in the front ends of automobiles and ascribe various personality traits to cars. Forty study participants assessed cars based on a system known as geometric morphometrics by viewing high-resolution, 3D computer reconstructions and printed images of 38 actual 2004-06 car models and rating each model on 19 traits such as dominance, maturity, gender, and friendliness, and if they liked the car. Study participants liked best the cars scoring high in the so-called power traits — the most mature, masculine, arrogant, and angry-looking ones. Researchers theorized that over evolutionary time, humans have developed a selective sensitivity to features in the human face that convey information on sex, age, emotions, and intentions. The lead researcher explained, 'Seeing too many faces, even in mountains or toast, has little or no penalty, but missing or misinterpreting the face of a predator or attacker could be fatal.'"

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  1. Re:The weak submissive value face over engineering by mrraven · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    If you were trying to make fun of me you really failed. My point was check out the engineering and practicality not the machismo or mass marketed pseudo hip trendiness, epic fail, try again.

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    Tired of all the isms, don't exploit people as an employer, or a government, mmmmK?
  2. Re:Of course... by wisty · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You also notice that Toyota and Hyundai cars have slanted lights, most unlike Ford and GM?

  3. Re:There's a reason some cars cost more than other by mobby_6kl · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Even if a KIA does last longer than a BMW, is it really a good thing? It's like the recent study that showed that deeply religious people tend to live longer. Even if that is the case (and I have some doubts about their (and your) claim), it's hardly a life worth living if you spend every weekend stuck in a church and the rest of the life fearing of pissing of the invisible man in the sky and going to hell. Same thing with the KIA, except hell is already here every time you have to drive it.

    PS Do I get some sort of award for an bad analogy as well as bringing up religion in a completely unrelated topic?