APS

2024 APS Annual Convention · 2024

Costly Signals: How Cues of Materialistic Spending Impact Personality Trait Attribution

San Francisco, CA · May 2024

Poster · Personality/Emotion

  • Pierre Derbier
    San Francisco State University
  • Ryan Howell
    san fransisco state university

Abstract

We investigate how signals of materialism in a target impact a rater's personality trait attribution to that target. We expect that trait attribution will vary across levels. This study will provide a basis to explain trait-based discrimination.

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