Merle T Fairhurst
Biographic Data
| ID | 6621178 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Merle T Fairhurst |
| GIVEN NAMES | Merle T |
| FAMILY NAME | Fairhurst |
| SIGNATURE | FAIRHURST M T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6540-5891 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
To Touch or to Talk
Social touch has the power to alleviate physical pain and emotional distress. Here we ask whether touch is perceived as more effective than words in comforting interactions, and whether its effects are influenced by interaction dynamics, individual preferences for touch, propensity to trust, and trait empathy. Across two studies, participants ( n = 199) were exposed to comics depicting comforting interactions between two friends, one experiencing…
Social touch to build trust
Coordinating attention requires coordinated senses
From playing basketball to ordering at a food counter, we frequently and effortlessly coordinate our attention with others towards a common focus: we look at the ball, or point at a piece of cake. This non-verbal coordination of attention plays a fundamental role in our social lives: it ensures that we refer to the same object, develop a shared language, understand each other’s mental states, and coordinate our actions. Models of joint attention …
Racial bias in face perception is sensitive to instructions but not introspection
Alignment in social interactions
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Alignment in social interactions
Coordinating attention requires coordinated senses
From playing basketball to ordering at a food counter, we frequently and effortlessly coordinate our attention with others towards a common focus: we look at the ball, or point at a piece of cake. This non-verbal coordination of attention plays a fundamental role in our social lives: it ensures that we refer to the same object, develop a shared language, understand each other’s mental states, and coordinate our actions. Models of joint attention …
Racial bias in face perception is sensitive to instructions but not introspection
Social touch to build trust
To Touch or to Talk
Social touch has the power to alleviate physical pain and emotional distress. Here we ask whether touch is perceived as more effective than words in comforting interactions, and whether its effects are influenced by interaction dynamics, individual preferences for touch, propensity to trust, and trait empathy. Across two studies, participants ( n = 199) were exposed to comics depicting comforting interactions between two friends, one experiencing…
Action Observation and Synchronization (3 works) · Cognitive psychology (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Artificial Intelligence (2 works) · Autism (2 works) · Cognitive science (2 works) · Communication (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Joint attention (2 works)