CHAPTER 6: The Functions of Impressions

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Prologue 1
4. PART 1. THE APPEAL OF PHYSIOGNOMY
5. CHAPTER 1. The Physiognomists’ Promise 9
6. CHAPTER 2. Single- Glance Impressions 28
7. CHAPTER 3. Consequential Impressions 48
8. PART 2. UNDERSTANDING FIRST IMPRESSIONS
9. CHAPTER 4. The Psychologist’s Trade 73
10. CHAPTER 5. Making the Invisible Visible 93
11. CHAPTER 6: The Functions of Impressions 112
12. CHAPTER 7: The Eye of the Beholder 131
13. PART 3: THE (MIS)ACCURACY OF FIRST IMPRESSIONS
14. CHAPTER 8: Misleading Images 147
15. CHAPTER 9: Suboptimal Decisions 168
16. CHAPTER 10: Evolutionary Stories 185
17. CHAPTER 11: Life Leaves Traces on Our Faces 203
18. PART 4: THE SPECIAL STATUS OF FACES
19. CHAPTER 12: Born to Attend to Faces 219
20. CHAPTER 13: Face Modules in the Brain 233
21. CHAPTER 14: Illusory Face Signals 246
22. EPILOGUE: More Evolutionary Stories 264
23. Acknowledgments 269
24. Notes and References 271
25. Image Credits 311
26. Index 319