Online dating is becoming more common throughout the years. The chances of a person getting contacts and followers are mostly dependent on one thing: your profile picture. The answer to what your profile picture says about you would be- a lot.
People often times make judgments based on appearance. According to social experts, there is a logic why a person make judgments based on how a person look. Princeton University psychology and neuroscience professor Susan Fiske said, "Traditionally, most stereotypes are linked to judging whether a person looks dangerous or not. In prehistoric times, it was important to stay away from people who looked aggressive and dominant."
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Seunga Venus Jin of Emerson College and Cassie Martin of Boston College, marketing researchers, conducted a study to know how prejudgments might be different when those looking for possible suitors portray themselves as "traditional/uptight" or as "open/free-spirited." The experiment involves two fake dating profiles for a single heterosexual male and female. The first profile shows a modest person with a list of hobbies that connote seriousness such as skiing, hiking, playing guitar and reading. The second picture displays the same person but wearing different attire (a swimsuit) and interests that depict an outgoing personality such as partying, electronic music and hanging out with friends. 65 undergraduate students from a major US university where then invited to view their profiles and give comments. Participants regard daters with the first profile (modest) to be more reliable, appealing and serious compared to the second profile (outgoing).
The study also interprets that a person's dating profile picture may project something about his relationship goals. "Traditional/uptight profiles might imply serious, long-term goals, while open/free-spirited profiles imply casual, short-term goals. Of course there's only so much you can infer from a photograph, but singles will be "more attracted to daters with a lifestyle similar to their own," says the researchers.
