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. 2023 May;114(2):501-503.
doi: 10.1111/bjop.12618. Epub 2022 Dec 8.

Trait impressions from faces depend on the goals of the perceiver

Chujun Lin  1 , Ralph Adolphs  2
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Trait impressions from faces depend on the goals of the perceiver

Chujun Lin et al. Br J Psychol. 2023 May.

Abstract

Trait impressions from faces formed in the real world likely depend on the circumstances in which a face is seen, in particular, on the goal of the perceiver in that circumstance. This goal dependency is typically not incorporated into laboratory studies, an omission that has limited our understanding of trait impressions from faces.

Keywords: face perception; goal-directed behavior; impression formation; naturalistic paradigm.

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