Social learning is complex, but people often seem to navigate social environments with
ease. This ability creates a puzzle for traditional accounts of reinforcement learning (RL) that …

A growing number of social interactions are taking place virtually on videoconferencing
platforms. Here, we explore potential effects of virtual interactions on observed behavior …

To navigate social interactions successfully, humans need to continuously learn about the
personality traits of other people (eg, how helpful or aggressive is the other person?) …

How do we learn what we know about others? Answering this question requires
understanding the perceptual mechanisms with which we recognize individuals and their …

Previous research suggests that the influence of facial trustworthiness is irresistible in the
process of making judgments even when relevant behavioral information is available. This …

Susceptibility to misinformation and belief polarization often reflects people's tendency to
incorporate information in a biased way. Despite the presence of competing theoretical …

Corrected misinformation often continues to influence reasoning; this is known as the
continued-influence effect (CIE). It is unclear whether this effect also occurs in impression …

To navigate the social world, people must understand each other's momentary thoughts and
feelings (mental states) and enduring personalities (traits). How do people make trait and …

Humans form impressions toward individuals of their own social groups (ingroup members)
and of different social groups (outgroup members). Outgroup-focused theories predict that …

Previous research has shown that perceivers spontaneously form trait inferences from
others' behaviors received at a single point in time. The present work examined the …