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Trait Inference

Trait Inference is a cognitive process in social cognition whereby individuals attribute enduring personality characteristics to others based on observed behaviors or social cues, distinguishing it from superficial perception by involving the implicit or explicit judgment of stable dispositional traits.

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Private traits and attributes are predictable from digital records of human behavior

Michał Kosiński, David Stillwell, Thore Graepel · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2013 · 2.8K citations · Full text

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The functional basis of face evaluation

Nikolaas N. Oosterhof, Alexander Todorov · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2008 · 1.8K citations · Full text

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Handbook of personality psychology

Choice Reviews Online · 1997 · 1.6K citations

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Inferences of Competence from Faces Predict Election Outcomes

Alexander Todorov, Anesu N. Mandisodza, Amir Goren et al. · Science · 2005 · 1.5K citations

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Testing Predictions From Personality Neuroscience

Colin G. DeYoung, Jacob B. Hirsh, Matthew S. Shane et al. · Psychological Science · 2010 · 998 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. JS
    James S. Uleman

    New York University, United States

    24 publications · 2.7K citations

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  2. FV
    Frank Van Overwalle

    Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

    17 publications · 839 citations

    15

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  3. AT
    Alexander Todorov

    Princeton University, United States

    13 publications · 5.5K citations

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  4. JJ
    John J. Skowronski

    Northern Illinois University, United States

    15 publications · 1.1K citations

    13

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  5. DE
    Donal E. Carlston

    Purdue University West Lafayette, United States

    12 publications · 1.1K citations

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Institutions

720

  1. New York University

    New York, United States

    24 h-index

    41 publications

    3.8K citations

  2. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    19 h-index

    33 publications

    2.8K citations

  3. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    18 h-index

    28 publications

    13K citations

  4. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    18 h-index

    37 publications

    3.5K citations

  5. Vrije Universiteit Brussel

    Brussels, Belgium

    16 h-index

    57 publications

    3K citations

  6. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    15 h-index

    25 publications

    3K citations

  7. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    13 h-index

    16 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. Radboud University Nijmegen

    Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    12 h-index

    26 publications

    1.8K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    105 publications · 11.2K citations

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  2. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

    PSPB · 37 publications · 3.3K citations

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  3. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

    29 publications · 1.9K citations

    25

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  4. Social Cognition

    30 publications · 1.4K citations

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  5. Journal of Research in Personality

    21 publications · 2K citations

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