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View article: Differences in Variance, Skewness, and Kurtosis Can Account for Differences in Binary Outcomes
Differences in Variance, Skewness, and Kurtosis Can Account for Differences in Binary Outcomes Open
When researchers consider the relation between continuous predictors (e.g., perceived threat) and binary outcomes (e.g., being stopped by police), they typically adopt a means-focused approach, (a) attributing observed differences in binar…
View article: For Black men, being tall increases threat stereotyping and police stops
For Black men, being tall increases threat stereotyping and police stops Open
Height seems beneficial for men in terms of salaries and success; however, past research on height examines only White men. For Black men, height may be more costly than beneficial, primarily signaling threat rather than competence. Three …
View article: The faces of God in America: Revealing religious diversity across people and politics
The faces of God in America: Revealing religious diversity across people and politics Open
Literature and art have long depicted God as a stern and elderly white man, but do people actually see Him this way? We use reverse correlation to understand how a representative sample of American Christians visualize the face of God, whi…
View article: Racial Biases in Officers’ Decisions to Frisk Are Amplified for Black People Stopped Among Groups Leading to Similar Biases in Searches, Arrests, and Use of Force
Racial Biases in Officers’ Decisions to Frisk Are Amplified for Black People Stopped Among Groups Leading to Similar Biases in Searches, Arrests, and Use of Force Open
Violent encounters between police and Black people have spurred debates about how race affects officer decision-making. We propose that racial disparities in police–civilian interactions are amplified when police interact with Black civili…
View article: A contest study to reduce attractiveness-based discrimination in social judgment.
A contest study to reduce attractiveness-based discrimination in social judgment. Open
Discrimination in the evaluation of others is a key cause of social inequality around the world. However, relatively little is known about psychological interventions that can be used to prevent biased evaluations. The limited evidence tha…
View article: Dress is a Fundamental Component of Person Perception
Dress is a Fundamental Component of Person Perception Open
Academic Abstract Clothing, hairstyle, makeup, and accessories influence first impressions. However, target dress is notably absent from current theories and models of person perception. We discuss three reasons for this minimal attention …
View article: Dress is a Fundamental Component of Person Perception
Dress is a Fundamental Component of Person Perception Open
Clothing, hairstyle, makeup, and accessories influence first impressions. However, target dress is notably absent from current theories and models of person perception. We discuss three reasons for this minimal attention to dress in person…
View article: Stereotypes shape response competition when forming impressions
Stereotypes shape response competition when forming impressions Open
Dynamic models of impression formation posit that bottom-up factors (e.g., a target’s facial features) and top-down factors (e.g., perceiver knowledge of stereotypes) continuously interact over time until a stable categorization or impress…
View article: People See Political Opponents as More Stupid Than Evil
People See Political Opponents as More Stupid Than Evil Open
Affective polarization is a rising threat to political discourse and democracy. Public figures have expressed that “conservatives think liberals are stupid, and liberals think conservatives are evil.” However, four studies ( N = 1,660)—inc…
View article: Evaluating Validity Properties of 25 Race-Related Scales
Evaluating Validity Properties of 25 Race-Related Scales Open
Racial attitudes, beliefs, and motivations lie at the center of many of the most influential theories of prejudice and discrimination. The extent to which such theories can meaningfully explain behavior hinges on accurate measurement of th…
View article: Little Between-Region and Between-Country Variance When People Form Impressions of Others
Little Between-Region and Between-Country Variance When People Form Impressions of Others Open
To what extent are perceivers’ first impressions of other individuals dictated by cultural background rather than personal idiosyncrasies? To address this question, we analyzed a globally diverse data set containing 11,481 adult participan…
View article: Little between-region and between-country variance when forming impressions of others
Little between-region and between-country variance when forming impressions of others Open
To what extent are perceivers’ first impressions of others dictated by cultural background versus personal idiosyncrasies? To address this question, we analyzed a globally diverse dataset containing 11,481 adult participants’ ratings of 12…
View article: Perceived Femininity and Masculinity Contribute Independently to Facial Impressions
Perceived Femininity and Masculinity Contribute Independently to Facial Impressions Open
In person perception research, femininity and masculinity are regularly conceived as two ends of one bipolar dimension. This unidimensional understanding permeates work on facial impressions, gender diagnosticity, and perceptions of LGBTQ …
View article: On Intersectionality: How Complex Patterns of Discrimination Can Emerge from Simple Stereotypes
On Intersectionality: How Complex Patterns of Discrimination Can Emerge from Simple Stereotypes Open
Patterns of discrimination are often complex (i.e., multiplicative), such that different identities combine to yield especially potent discrimination. For example, Black men are disproportionately stopped by police to a degree that cannot …
View article: Hester PSA001 Preregistration Preprint—Region- and Language-Level ICCs for Judgments of Faces
Hester PSA001 Preregistration Preprint—Region- and Language-Level ICCs for Judgments of Faces Open
We report the results of preregistered analyses of the PSA001 face perception data. We tested whether the target-level intra-class correlations (ICCs) would be higher in specific regions (i.e., more culturally homogeneous samples) than in …
View article: The Immorality Bias: Why “John Flurbed Mary” Seems Wrong
The Immorality Bias: Why “John Flurbed Mary” Seems Wrong Open
Seven experiments reveal the immorality bias: in morally ambiguous situations, people automatically jump to conclusions of wrongdoing. In Experiment 1, ambiguous acts (e.g., “A woman leaves work early to meet a man who is not her husband”)…
View article: The bias toward intentionality in schizophrenia: Automaticity, context, and relationships to symptoms and functioning.
The bias toward intentionality in schizophrenia: Automaticity, context, and relationships to symptoms and functioning. Open
Previous research on attributions in schizophrenia has focused on whether individuals make hostile, intentional attributions for ambiguous negative events. It is unclear, however, whether individuals with schizophrenia differ from controls…
View article: The faces of God in America: Revealing religious diversity across people and politics
The faces of God in America: Revealing religious diversity across people and politics Open
Literature and art have long depicted God as a stern and elderly white man, but do people actually see Him this way? We use reverse correlation to understand how a representative sample of American Christians visualize the face of God, whi…
View article: For Black men, being tall increases threat stereotyping and police stops
For Black men, being tall increases threat stereotyping and police stops Open
Significance Young Black men are stereotyped as threatening, which can have grave consequences for interactions with police. We show that these threat stereotypes are even greater for tall Black men, who face greater discrimination from po…
View article: “Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness, Only More So”: Normalizing Beliefs and their Buffering Effects on Psychiatric Symptoms
“Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness, Only More So”: Normalizing Beliefs and their Buffering Effects on Psychiatric Symptoms Open
Self-stigma leads sufferers of psychiatric conditions to experience reduced self-efficacy and self-esteem as well as avoid treatment, employment, and social opportunities. There is a dearth of research on the mechanisms underlying individu…
View article: On the relationship between positive and negative affect: Their correlation and their co-occurrence.
On the relationship between positive and negative affect: Their correlation and their co-occurrence. Open
Understanding the nature of emotional experience requires understanding the relationship between positive and negative affect. Two particularly important aspects of that relationship are the extent to which positive and negative affect are…