Meanwhile, the blurred living room and blank wall ranked somewhere in between on the first impression scale. 6 Overall, women were seen as more trustworthy than men.

The six backgrounds selected for the study were categorized as: home (living room), blurred home, bookcase, plants, blank wall and novelty – in this case a walrus in front of an iceberg. Adobe Stock ...

The researchers then imposed these faces onto various backgrounds, including a living room, a blurred living room, a bookcase, plants aligned across a cupboard, a blank wall, and a walrus in front ...

And there's 10 backgrounds - office (pictured, centre) blur, living room, café, pebbles, foodie, smoosh, beach, sunset, celebration and forest Read More Do YOU suffer from Zoom fatigue?

Similar to other apps, Zoom allows users to blur whatever is behind them — say, a messy bedroom — or replace it with images of offices, cityscapes, forests, or whatever else they desire.

The six backgrounds selected for the study were categorized as: home (living room), blurred home, bookcase, plants, blank wall and novelty – in this case a walrus in front of an iceberg.