Mirella Walker
Biographic Data
| ID | 4231012 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mirella Walker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mirella |
| FAMILY NAME | Walker |
| SIGNATURE | WALKER M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Basel |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1827-0733 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 53 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
What Your Face Says: How Signals of Communion and Agency Inform First Impressions and Behavioural Intentions
Two studies investigated how facial signals of communion and agency intersect to shape first impressions. Study 1 primarily investigated how enhancing or reducing facial signals of communion or agency affected impressions of these dimensions. Results demonstrated that the manipulation of facial signals of communion affected impressions of both communion and agency, whereas the manipulation of facial signals of agency affected only impressions of …
The effect of approach and avoidance motivation on self-perception
This work addresses the link between motivation and self-perception by systematically studying visual self-representations. We propose that the way individuals perceive themselves may be associated with dispositional and situationally induced approach and avoidance motivation. First, we investigate how dispositional differences in approach/avoidance motivation and self-esteem relate to self-perception. Second, we investigate how state differences…
The true self in reflections? Visual self‐recognition and the Big Five
Typically, individuals are motivated to see themselves in a flattering light regarding their physical and personality characteristics. We suggest that visual self‐perception is anchored in the true self which is largely the self‐enhancing self, and may also reflect the privileged access to one's traits and internal states. Here, we examine the impact and limits of self‐enhancement motivation and egocentric bias on individuals’ recognition of vari…
Differences in faces do make a difference: Diversity perceptions and preferences in faces
Throughout previous research focusing on individuals' diversity perception, it remains somewhat unclear which attributes (i.e., objective diversity) are reflected in perceptions of diversity. This manuscript investigates whether individuals consider objective differences in ambiguous facial information (which are not related to gender or race) when making diversity judgments and decisions. Throughout seven studies, facial information of group mem…
Person knowledge shapes face identity perception
Who gets ostracized? A personality perspective on risk and protective factors of ostracism
Ostracism, excluding and ignoring others, results from a variety of factors. Here, we investigate the effect of personality on the likelihood of becoming a target of ostracism. Theorizing that individuals low in conscientiousness or agreeableness are at risk of getting ostracized, we tested our hypotheses within 5 preregistered studies: Four experiments investigating participants' willingness to ostracize targets characterized by different person…
Beyond attractiveness: A multimethod approach to study enhancement in self-recognition on the Big Two personality dimensions
Self-enhancement refers to the phenomenon that individuals tend to have unrealistically positive self-views. Traditional measures of self-enhancement typically imply self-evaluations and reference values, such as evaluations by others or evaluations of the average other. Comparing individuals' self-evaluations with such reference values, however, bears risks. It is not evident that the reference values are more accurate than the self-evaluations …
Understanding dehumanization: The role of agency and communion
Faced with exclusion: Perceived facial warmth and competence influence moral judgments of social exclusion
Changing the personality of a face: Perceived Big Two and Big Five personality factors modeled in real photographs
General, spontaneous evaluations of strangers based on their faces have been shown to reflect judgments of these persons' intention and ability to harm. These evaluations can be mapped onto a 2D space defined by the dimensions trustworthiness (intention) and dominance (ability). Here we go beyond general evaluations and focus on more specific personality judgments derived from the Big Two and Big Five personality concepts. In particular, we inves…
An unscathed past in the face of death: Mortality salience reduces individuals' regrets
Universals and Cultural Differences in Forming Personality Trait Judgments From Faces
Previous research has shown high cross-cultural consensus in personality trait judgments based on faces. However, the information that was provided in these studies included extrafacial features, such as hairstyle or clothes. Such styling information can be intentionally chosen by target persons to express who they are. Using a well-developed and validated Western face model, we were able to formalize the static facial information that is used to…
Changing the personality of a face: Perceived Big Two and Big Five personality factors modeled in real photographs
General, spontaneous evaluations of strangers based on their faces have been shown to reflect judgments of these persons' intention and ability to harm. These evaluations can be mapped onto a 2D space defined by the dimensions trustworthiness (intention) and dominance (ability). Here we go beyond general evaluations and focus on more specific personality judgments derived from the Big Two and Big Five personality concepts. In particular, we inves…
Understanding dehumanization: The role of agency and communion
Who gets ostracized? A personality perspective on risk and protective factors of ostracism
Ostracism, excluding and ignoring others, results from a variety of factors. Here, we investigate the effect of personality on the likelihood of becoming a target of ostracism. Theorizing that individuals low in conscientiousness or agreeableness are at risk of getting ostracized, we tested our hypotheses within 5 preregistered studies: Four experiments investigating participants' willingness to ostracize targets characterized by different person…
Faced with exclusion: Perceived facial warmth and competence influence moral judgments of social exclusion
Beyond attractiveness: A multimethod approach to study enhancement in self-recognition on the Big Two personality dimensions
Self-enhancement refers to the phenomenon that individuals tend to have unrealistically positive self-views. Traditional measures of self-enhancement typically imply self-evaluations and reference values, such as evaluations by others or evaluations of the average other. Comparing individuals' self-evaluations with such reference values, however, bears risks. It is not evident that the reference values are more accurate than the self-evaluations …
An unscathed past in the face of death: Mortality salience reduces individuals' regrets
Universals and Cultural Differences in Forming Personality Trait Judgments From Faces
Previous research has shown high cross-cultural consensus in personality trait judgments based on faces. However, the information that was provided in these studies included extrafacial features, such as hairstyle or clothes. Such styling information can be intentionally chosen by target persons to express who they are. Using a well-developed and validated Western face model, we were able to formalize the static facial information that is used to…
An unscathed past in the face of death: Mortality salience reduces individuals' regrets
Faced with exclusion: Perceived facial warmth and competence influence moral judgments of social exclusion
Changing the personality of a face: Perceived Big Two and Big Five personality factors modeled in real photographs
General, spontaneous evaluations of strangers based on their faces have been shown to reflect judgments of these persons' intention and ability to harm. These evaluations can be mapped onto a 2D space defined by the dimensions trustworthiness (intention) and dominance (ability). Here we go beyond general evaluations and focus on more specific personality judgments derived from the Big Two and Big Five personality concepts. In particular, we inves…
Understanding dehumanization: The role of agency and communion
Beyond attractiveness: A multimethod approach to study enhancement in self-recognition on the Big Two personality dimensions
Self-enhancement refers to the phenomenon that individuals tend to have unrealistically positive self-views. Traditional measures of self-enhancement typically imply self-evaluations and reference values, such as evaluations by others or evaluations of the average other. Comparing individuals' self-evaluations with such reference values, however, bears risks. It is not evident that the reference values are more accurate than the self-evaluations …
Who gets ostracized? A personality perspective on risk and protective factors of ostracism
Ostracism, excluding and ignoring others, results from a variety of factors. Here, we investigate the effect of personality on the likelihood of becoming a target of ostracism. Theorizing that individuals low in conscientiousness or agreeableness are at risk of getting ostracized, we tested our hypotheses within 5 preregistered studies: Four experiments investigating participants' willingness to ostracize targets characterized by different person…
Person knowledge shapes face identity perception
Differences in faces do make a difference: Diversity perceptions and preferences in faces
Throughout previous research focusing on individuals' diversity perception, it remains somewhat unclear which attributes (i.e., objective diversity) are reflected in perceptions of diversity. This manuscript investigates whether individuals consider objective differences in ambiguous facial information (which are not related to gender or race) when making diversity judgments and decisions. Throughout seven studies, facial information of group mem…
The effect of approach and avoidance motivation on self-perception
This work addresses the link between motivation and self-perception by systematically studying visual self-representations. We propose that the way individuals perceive themselves may be associated with dispositional and situationally induced approach and avoidance motivation. First, we investigate how dispositional differences in approach/avoidance motivation and self-esteem relate to self-perception. Second, we investigate how state differences…
The true self in reflections? Visual self‐recognition and the Big Five
Typically, individuals are motivated to see themselves in a flattering light regarding their physical and personality characteristics. We suggest that visual self‐perception is anchored in the true self which is largely the self‐enhancing self, and may also reflect the privileged access to one's traits and internal states. Here, we examine the impact and limits of self‐enhancement motivation and egocentric bias on individuals’ recognition of vari…
What Your Face Says: How Signals of Communion and Agency Inform First Impressions and Behavioural Intentions
Two studies investigated how facial signals of communion and agency intersect to shape first impressions. Study 1 primarily investigated how enhancing or reducing facial signals of communion or agency affected impressions of these dimensions. Results demonstrated that the manipulation of facial signals of communion affected impressions of both communion and agency, whereas the manipulation of facial signals of agency affected only impressions of …
Psychology (12 works) · Social Psychology (12 works) · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (9 works) · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (8 works) · Perception (8 works) · Cognitive psychology (7 works) · Personality (7 works) · Big Five personality traits (6 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (6 works) · Social perception (6 works)