Person Evaluation

External motivation to avoid prejudice alters neural responses to targets varying in race and status

Those who are high in external motivation to respond without prejudice tend to focus on non-racial attributes when describing others ([Norton, Sommers, Apfelbaum, Pura, & Ariely, …

How social status shapes person perception and evaluation: A social neuroscience perspective

Inferring the relative rank (i.e., status) of others is essential to navigating social hierarchies. A survey of the expanding social psychological and neuroscience literatures on status reveals a diversity of focuses (e.g., perceiver vs. agent), …