Was it possible to predict the future career of Steve Jobs from a photo of his school years? Yes, argue psychologists Nicholas Rule and Nalini Ambady.
Volunteers were asked to determine whether these individuals are associated with such qualities as purposefulness, responsibility, and reliability based on modern and old school photographs of top managers of the world’s 20 largest law firms. 30-16 years ago, it would seem that these were the most ordinary boys and girls … However, their school pictures evoked a feeling of inner strength in the participants of the experiment no less than today’s photographs. In other words, those who became leaders already at the age of 18–XNUMX had an open, benevolent and at the same time “powerful” facial expression. Such young people seem to feel their destiny, and their confidence is transferred to their peers and teachers. Which, in turn, helps to quickly climb the social ladder.
* Social Psychological and Personality Science, 2011, vol. 2, issue 2.