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Symposium
Beyond Right/Wrong: Novel Approaches to Understanding Accuracy and Consensus in Social Perception
Friday, May 24, 2013,
1:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Virginia Suite C
Chair:
David J. Lick
University of California, Los Angeles
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Chair:
Joshua A. Tabak
University of Washington
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Abundant research has shown that perceivers make quick, accurate, consensual judgments about others. However, most studies have considered social identities in isolation; few have explored whether intersectional identities and contexts affect perception. This symposium highlights important moderators of social vision, pushing the field toward a nuanced understanding of perceptual accuracy.
Subject Area: Social
Intersecting Identities and Expressions: Mixed Messages and Shared Meanings in Emotion Perception
Reginald B. Adams
Pennsylvania State University
We examined the influence of race and gender on emotion perception. Anger was more efficiently recognized on White and male faces and fear on Black and female faces. Controlling for interior facial appearance reversed the effects of race. Thus, basic emotion perception was biased by facial appearance cues and context.
You Are What You Emote: Emotional Facial Expressions Impact Sexual Orientation Judgments
Joshua A. Tabak
University of Washington
Emotions convey more than sentiment. We found that gendered emotional expressions modulated sexual orientation judgments from faces, consistent with stereotypes of gay individuals as gender-atypical. This is the first research on accuracy of person perceptions at the intersection of stable (sexual orientation) and fleeting (emotion) person characteristics.
Co-Author: Dr. Sapna Cheryan, University of Washington
Deliberate Changes to Gendered Body Motions Influence the Accuracy of Basic Social Perceptions
David J. Lick
University of California, Los Angeles
Perceivers use gendered body motions to categorize others; altering those motions may derail categorizations. In two studies, perceivers were most accurate when categorizing the sex and sexual orientation of targets enacting gender-typical gaits, followed by self-paced, accelerated, and gender-atypical gaits. Perceivers systematically miscategorized lesbian/gay and female targets with altered gaits.
Co-Author: Kerri L. Johnson, University of California, Los Angeles
First Impressions Based on Photographs Predict Evaluations Following Live Interactions
Vivian Zayas
Cornell University
How do first impressions formed from photographs relate to impressions following face-to-face interactions? We provide the first evidence that likeability judgments from photographs predict likeability judgments following interactions, even when judgments are separated by two weeks. Prediction is weaker for interactions that provide more opportunities to learn about the person.
Co-Author: Gul Gunaydin, Cornell University
Co-Author: Emre Selcuk, Cornell University
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