scholarly journals Trust at zero acquaintance: More a matter of respect than expectation of reward.

2014 ◽  
Vol 107 (1) ◽  
pp. 122-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Dunning ◽  
Joanna E. Anderson ◽  
Thomas Schlösser ◽  
Daniel Ehlebracht ◽  
Detlef Fetchenhauer
Keyword(s):  
Zero Acquaintance

Trustworthiness perception at zero acquaintance: Consensus, accuracy, and prejudice

2017 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-François Bonnefon ◽  
Astrid Hopfensitz ◽  
Wim De Neys
Keyword(s):  
Zero Acquaintance

AbstractResearch on trustworthiness perception from faces has unfolded in a way that is strikingly reminiscent of Jussim's narrative in his 2012 book. Jussim's analysis warns us against overemphasizing evidence about prejudice over evidence about accuracy, when both are scant; and reminds us to hold all accounts to the same standards, whether they call on societal biases or true signals.

Negative evaluation of individuals with borderline personality disorder at zero acquaintance

2018 ◽  
Vol 111 ◽  
pp. 84-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna Hepp ◽  
Lisa M. Störkel ◽  
Pascal J. Kieslich ◽  
Christian Schmahl ◽  
Inga Niedtfeld
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Negative Evaluation ◽  
Zero Acquaintance

Trait Perception Accuracy and Acquaintance Within Groups: Tracking Accuracy Development

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 716-728 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill A. Brown ◽  
Frank Bernieri
Keyword(s):  
Small Groups ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Tracking Accuracy ◽  
Best Friends ◽  
Big Five Traits ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Zero Acquaintance ◽  
Trait Rating

Previous work on trait perception has evaluated accuracy at discrete stages of relationships (e.g., strangers, best friends). A relatively limited body of literature has investigated changes in accuracy as acquaintance within a dyad or group increases. Small groups of initially unacquainted individuals spent more than 30 hr participating in a wide range of activities designed to represent common interpersonal contexts (e.g., eating, traveling). We calculated how accurately each participant judged others in their group on the big five traits across three distinct points within the acquaintance process: zero acquaintance, after a getting-to-know-you conversation, and after 10 weeks of interaction and activity. Judgments of all five traits exhibited accuracy above chance levels after 10 weeks. An examination of the trait rating stability revealed that much of the revision in judgments occurred not over the course of the 10-week relationship as suspected, but between zero acquaintance and the getting-to-know-you conversation.

Activation of the Behavioral Immune System: Putting the Brakes on Affiliation

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 224-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natsumi Sawada ◽  
Emilie Auger ◽  
John E. Lydon
Keyword(s):  
Immune System ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Attachment Style ◽  
Need To Belong ◽  
Affiliative Behavior ◽  
Behavioral Immune System ◽  
Avoidance Motivation ◽  
Sources Of Infection ◽  
Perceived Vulnerability To Disease ◽  
Zero Acquaintance

Evolutionary psychologists propose that humans evolved a first line of defense against pathogens: the behavioral immune system (BIS). The BIS is thought to be functionally flexible such that the likelihood and magnitude of BIS activation depends on the individual’s perceived vulnerability to disease (PVD). Because conspecifics are sources of infection, the BIS has implications for affiliation. By priming and measuring chronic levels of PVD, we examined PVD’s relation to affiliation in zero-acquaintance situations in the laboratory, online, and during speed-dating events. Elevated BIS activation was associated with decreased attraction and affiliative behavior in situations that varied in the trade-off between social reward and potential risk of infection. These results were not due to attachment style, personality traits, or disgust sensitivity. This suggests that in social interactions, approach motivation associated with the need to belong may be weighed against avoidance motivation associated with the need to protect the self from disease.

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