Psychobiological Studies
Authors: CAROLINE BEDELL THOMAS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1962)

Article1 March 1962Psychobiological StudiesI. The Relationship of Intellectual Productivity as Measured by the Rorschach Test to Body WeightCAROLINE BEDELL THOMAS, M.D., F.A.C.P., MILDRED A. KENDRICK, PH.D.CAROLINE BEDELL THOMAS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, MILDRED A. KENDRICK, PH.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-56-3-440 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptHuman judgments about other people are based on composite impressions of the individual's attributes of mind and body. The voter sizes up the presidential candidate not only by reading his speeches and his physician's reports, but, more importantly, by seeing for himself how the candidate looks, and by listening to what he has to say and how he says it. Is the candidate forceful, pompous, or wishy-washy? Is he cautious or rash? 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