Question

consider this claim:
looking at a person’s face can reveal certain personality traits.
which piece of evidence better supports this claim?
evidence a: in a study published in the british journal of psychology, participants were asked to look at pictures of people’s faces and rate them on several personality traits. with some accuracy, participants determined how outgoing and hard - working each person was.
evidence b: in a biography of political scientist edward beamly, beamly is quoted as saying, \when my grandmother first saw my grandfather, she said he had the face of a kind and honest man. it turned out she was right.\

Explanation:

Evidence A is from a study in a psychology journal with multiple participants showing some accuracy in judging personality from faces, which is more systematic and generalizable. Evidence B is a single anecdote from a biography, less reliable for supporting a general claim. So Evidence A better supports the claim.

Answer:

Evidence A: In a study published in the British Journal of Psychology, participants were asked to look at pictures of people’s faces and rate them on several personality traits. With some accuracy, participants determined how outgoing and hard - working each person was.