Mental representations of trait categories and their influences on person perception

Fleeson et al explored mental representations of the organization of acts into traits and how such mental representations influence person perception. The findings suggest that mental representations of traits are consensual and that they influence person perception.

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Published inSocial cognition Vol. 13; no. 4; pp. 365 - 397
Main Authors FLEESON, W, ZIRKEL, S, SMITH, E. E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Guilford 01.12.1995
Guilford Press
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Perceptions
Personality traits
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Self evaluation
Self image
Social attribution, perception and cognition
Social cognition
Social perception
Social psychology
Social research
Human
Social perception
Prototype
Mental representation
Categorization
Social cognition
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Summary:Fleeson et al explored mental representations of the organization of acts into traits and how such mental representations influence person perception. The findings suggest that mental representations of traits are consensual and that they influence person perception.
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ISSN:0278-016X
1943-2798
DOI:10.1521/soco.1995.13.4.365