How to play
Test your powers of perception by matching 10 job titles to the right persons to get a point. You have three chances per job title, then the game moves on. Once all job titles have been played, the game resets.
Why not try to complete the game in the shortest time and beat your friends' time score!
PERCEPTION
Why faces don't show jobs
You cannot tell a person's societal contribution or job from their face, because facial features show who your parents are, not how you contribute. Careers and jobs do not change your bone structure. People of all looks work in every career. Stereotypes are false and lead to bad guesses.
Why faces do not show jobs
- Genetics: your face shape comes from your family genes. It does not change because of your job.
- Diversity: every job has people of all races, sizes and looks. A doctor and a builder can look the same.
- No physical marks: office work, science and law do not leave unique marks on the skin or bones.
- Personal style: clothes and hair change how people look. These choices are not permanent body traits.
Why brains guess wrong
- Stereotypes: people use old cultural rules that are not true.
- Bias: you notice one person who fits a guess and forget the many who do not.
- First impressions: the brain jumps to fast ideas with very little real proof.
Want to learn more? How the brain forms stereotypes· Studies on face perception and bias. Or why not Add Your Contribution, or register and explore ContributionUK's Contributor Discovery Matrix showing a wider range of people and jobs, or view more About ContributionUK.