When appraising people, what do you look for? What features of someone’s presence factor most heavily in your judgment of them? Converging research findings from multiple lines of inquiry have pointed ...

Perceived warmth and competence predict the influence of race, gender and age on callback decisions, suggesting social perceptions might underlie such hiring bias, according to a new meta-analysis.

Research suggests that first impressions are critical in determining whether or not to trust someone, and that when a trust breach occurs, it can be difficult to restore. A cross-disciplinary ...

Therapy is informed not just by the practitioner's expertise but also by the patient's expectations about that expertise and how likely they are to benefit from it. Research suggests that therapists ...

The total number of studies, categories, and signals included in our meta-analysis, along with our statistical estimation strategy. The numbers indicate the total counts of studies, categories, and ...