Two traits–warmth and competence–govern social judgments of individuals and groups, and
these judgments shape people's emotions and behaviors. The present chapter describes …

Recent research has shown that rapid judgments about the personality traits of political
candidates, based solely on their appearance, can predict their electoral success. This …

Abstract 'Sharing economy'platforms such as Airbnb have recently flourished in the tourism
industry. The prominent appearance of sellers' photos on these platforms motivated our …

Black men tend to be stereotyped as threatening and, as a result, may be disproportionately
targeted by police even when unarmed. Here, we found evidence that biased perceptions of …

The newly revised edition of this groundbreaking textbook provides a comprehensive
overview of the theory, research, and applications of nonverbal communication. Authored by …

Although cultural wisdom warns us not to judge a book by its cover, we seem unable to
inhibit this tendency even though it can lead to inaccurate impressions of people's …

Current theorizing on socioeconomic status (SES) focuses on the availability of resources
and the freedom they afford as a key determinant of the association between high SES and …

Human adults attribute character traits to faces readily and with high consensus. In two
experiments investigating the development of face-to-trait inference, adults and children …

Perceivers' inferences about individuals based on their faces often show high interrater
consensus and can even accurately predict behavior in some domains. Here we …

Morality, sociability, and competence are distinct dimensions in person perception. We
argue that a person's morality informs us about their likely intentions, whereas their …