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Alves, Hans ORCID: 0000-0003-1853-1224, Ugurlar, Pinar ORCID: 0000-0003-2727-7803 and Unkelbach, Christian ORCID: 0000-0002-3793-6246 (2022). Typical is Trustworthy-Evidence for a Generalized Heuristic. Soc. Psychol. Personal Sci., 13 (2). S. 446 - 456. THOUSAND OAKS: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. ISSN 1948-5514

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Abstract

When judging whether someone is trustworthy, people rely on the perceptual typicality of a person's face. We tested whether a more general typical-is-trustworthy heuristic exists based on the descriptive typicality of a person. In four experiments, we provided participants with descriptive information about the typicality of target persons' attributes (i.e., population prevalence) and measured perceived trustworthiness. Participants consistently expected descriptively typical targets to be more trustworthy than descriptively atypical targets. These findings show that typicality-based trustworthiness inferences are not only confided to perceptual typicality but also apply to descriptive typicality, suggesting a general typical-is-trustworthiness heuristic. This implies a human tendency to trust typical individuals more and, conversely, a disadvantage for atypical individuals such as minorities.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Alves, Hans UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-1853-1224 UNSPECIFIED Ugurlar, Pinar UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-2727-7803 UNSPECIFIED Unkelbach, Christian UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-3793-6246 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-578856
DOI:	10.1177/19485506211031722
Journal or Publication Title:	Soc. Psychol. Personal Sci.
Volume:	13
Number:	2
Page Range:	S. 446 - 456
Date:	2022
Publisher:	SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
Place of Publication:	THOUSAND OAKS
ISSN:	1948-5514
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Human Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Human Sciences > Department Psychologie
Subjects:	Psychology
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language DETERMINANTS; STEREOTYPES; EXPLANATION; FREQUENCY; FACES Multiple languages Psychology, Social Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/57885