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  • Person Perception
  • Visual Cognition

Background:

  • Previous studies on narcissism perceptions used limited methods.
  • Participant-generated images offer greater ecological validity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore visual representations of narcissists using reverse correlation.
  • To investigate how these representations influence perceptions of traits like trust and leadership.
  • To compare perceptions of selfish-narcissistic versus vain-narcissistic faces.

Main Methods:

  • Employed reverse correlation, a participant-driven visual generation technique.
  • Participants created facial images emphasizing selfishness or vanity.
  • Naïve raters evaluated generated narcissistic and non-narcissistic faces.

Main Results:

  • Narcissistic facial images were generally perceived unfavorably.
  • Vain-narcissistic faces were rated as more agentic and attractive than selfish-narcissistic faces.
  • Narcissistic raters favored vain-narcissistic faces, mediated by perceived similarity.

Conclusions:

  • Visual representations of narcissism are influenced by perceived selfishness and vanity.
  • Distinct perceptions arise for selfish versus vain narcissistic traits.
  • Self-perceived similarity may enhance positive views of vain narcissists.