Presenter(s): Arianna Zarosinski − Psychology
Faculty Mentor(s): Sanjay Srivastava, Bradley Hughes
Poster 104
Research Area: Social Science – Social Psychology
Thin-slice perceptions, or perceptions made of others prior to interaction or after a brief interaction, have been widely studied in personality trait domains. The thin-slice approach has also been used to examine perceptions of social class. Socioeconomic status is an important factor in this discussion, as perceived SES can influence overall perceptions of others. However, few studies on socioeconomic status have been conducted using the thin-slice approach. In this study, we examine whether thin-slice judgements of SES are as accurate as predictions formed from longer observations by comparing thin-slice ratings of 60 second videos with ratings made after a 20-min interaction. We also examine whether observed cues used to express and make judgements of socioeconomic status differ between thin-slice observations (1-minute) and longer (20 minute) observations using a Brunswik lens analysis. This study is preregistered through the Open Science Framework, and a sample of 750 thin-slice ratings of SES and 750 ratings of observed cues are being collected from the University of Oregon Psychology and Linguistics human subject pool. *This is an ongoing study and results will be included in the presentation. It will also be altered to refer to the study in the past tense.