Facial Features As Character Predictors: Phenotypic Approach Testing

Abstract

This paper presents the results of testing the hypotheses concerning the connection between some phenotypic bodily features and such individual psychological characteristics as aggressiveness, impetuosity, pedantry, passivity, etc. In particular, studied the validity of using appropriate representations of phenotypology to predict respective character traits. The results obtained disprove the possibility of a direct use of the phenotypic approach for reliable characterological profiling.

Keywords: phenotype, phenotypology, facial features, bodily features, characterological traits, behavioral diagnosis, profiling, aggressiveness, impetuosity, pedantry, passivity