Want to seem more intelligent, competent and industrious? Donning a pair of glasses might actually do the trick.

The easiest transformation you're likely to make can pay off big time when such skills are desired in a candidate, according to a study published recently in Social Psychology from researchers at the University of Cologne, in Germany, and the University of Groningen, in the Netherlands.

The study examined the relationship between a political candidate's electoral success and whether he or she wore glasses, finding that four eyes are, indeed, better than two.

Read the full article at cnbc.com.

De Nederlandse blog over dit onderzoek leest u hier.