People readily change their behavior to comply with the public. However, to which extent
they will internalize the social influence remains elusive. In this pre-registered …

Despite the cautionary reminder not to “judge a book by its cover”, we regularly make social
judgments about individuals that are based solely on their facial appearance. These social …

Facial impressions have long been argued to be driven by two independent dimensions of
trustworthiness and dominance. However, in an intergroup context, we reasoned that these …

Facial impressions have long been argued to be driven by two independent dimensions of
trustworthiness and dominance. However, in an intergroup context, we reasoned that these …

▪ Understanding the perception of facial attractiveness in social contexts has been
challenging due to the lack of an overarching model.▪ For instance, being viewed in the …

The affective polarization characteristic of the United States' political climate contributes to
pervasive intergroup tension. This tension polarizes basic aspects of person perception …

People experience events and form an impression of others in a way that is affected by
social influence every day. In the present study, we designed a series of tasks centered on …

Individuals vary in how they move their faces in everyday social interactions. In a first large-
scale study, we measured variation in dynamic facial behaviour during social interaction and …

Imitation and observation of actions and facial emotional expressions activates the human
fronto-parietal mirror network. There is skepticism regarding the role of this low-level network …

Judgments of facial attractiveness are central to decision-making in various domains, but
little is known about the extent to which they are malleable. In this study, we used EEG/ERP …