When we meet someone for the first time,we usually get an uncertain sense of what kind of person they are by the way they shake hands,talk,or walk.In the age of social networking,however,first impressions are sometimes made even before we actually meet someone in person - that is,by looking at their profile photos(頭像). (1)
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In the study,a group of researchers from the University of Pennsylvania in the US used software to analyze the profile photos of 66,000 users of US social platform Twitter and 3,200 of their tweets. (2)
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The researchers wanted to find out if there was a relation between a person's profile photo and personality.
According to the results,open people are more likely to pose in an unusual way and use objects such as glasses or a guitar in their profile photo because they enjoy new and exciting experiences.Meanwhile,sensitive people often hide their negative emotions. (3)
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Instead,they use an image of something like a pet,a car or a building.That's because sensitive people are strongly influenced by the strong social standard.
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For example,outgoing people are found to have the most colorful profile images,as they want to emphasize their personality and show themselves off,the researchers wrote.
Although social media photos "usually represent oneself,they also allow a user to shape his or her own personality," according to the researchers.(5)
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After all,first impressions always last.
A.They want to show themselves off.
B.They try to avoid showing their faces.
C.We should make our profile photos available to others.
D.Some users were asked to complete a survey about their personality types.
E.According to a recent study,these social images say a lot about our personality.
F.When choosing a profile photo,we should think about what image we'd like to convey.
G.The colors used in profile photos also give us some information about the photo's owner.