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  • Social Psychology
  • Person Perception
  • Individual Differences

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  • Understanding how individual differences shape social perception is crucial.
  • Previous research suggests perceivers' needs and motivations influence impression formation.
  • Specifically, perceivers may favor targets who seem to fulfill their needs (e.g., affiliation).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between specific individual difference variables and impression formation.
  • To replicate and extend previous findings on perceiver differences in social perception.
  • To examine if affiliative needs, pathogen concern, or sociosexual orientation predict likeability impressions of perceived extraversion.

Main Methods:

  • Conducted two preregistered replication studies (N = 273 and N = 367).
  • Utilized original and additional stimulus sets with improved study designs.
  • Assessed individual differences in affiliative needs, pathogen concern, and sociosexual orientation.

Main Results:

  • No significant association was found between the examined individual differences and likeability impressions.
  • Perceived extraversion did not mediate the relationship between these individual differences and likeability.
  • Bayesian analyses confirmed the absence of a significant effect.

Conclusions:

  • Individual differences in affiliative needs, pathogen concern, and sociosexual orientation do not appear to influence likeability judgments of perceived extraversion.
  • The findings challenge existing assumptions about the role of specific individual differences in impression formation.
  • Additional research is necessary to fully elucidate the complex interplay between individual differences and social perception.