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Article: STUDY: VOTERS NOT JUMPIN' FOR CUTEST LITTLE BABY FACE RESEARCH FINDS CANDIDATES WITH MORE MATURE FACIAL FEATURES ARE CONSIDERED MORE COMPETENT.(FRONT)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- June 16, 2005
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Byline: Ron Seely Wisconsin State Journal
A study published this week in the journal Science likely has politicians looking in the mirror and pinching their cheeks.
The research showed that volunteers who participated in the study preferred candidates with more mature facial features to those the study described as being "baby-faced."
A couple of Wisconsin politicians played a role in the study. Participants -- who weren't familiar with the Wisconsin race or the candidates -- were asked to study photographs of Democratic U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold and his opponent in the last election, Republican Tim Michels. Based on a one-second look at the ...