Hasagani Tissera
Biographic Data
| ID | 912838 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hasagani Tissera |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hasagani |
| FAMILY NAME | Tissera |
| SIGNATURE | TISSERA H |
| AFFILIATIONS | McGill University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1337-7416 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Comparing Trait-Wise and Profile-Wise Approaches to Assess the Links Between Metaperceptions and Romantic Interest During Speed-Dating
Our perceptions of how we come across to others—metaperceptions—potentially shape whether romantic connections flourish or fade. The current study advanced the investigation of metaperceptions in relationship initiation in two ways: (a) by comparing two leading approaches to assessing meta-accuracy and meta-bias (the profile-wise social accuracy model and the trait-wise truth and bias model) and (b) by examining how metaperceptions of evaluative …
Devaluation of Attractive Alternatives
How do people resist in-the-moment temptation if they are poor at inhibiting their impulses? Theory on self-control suggests that people have a toolbox of strategies available to them that may be used preemptively to dampen temptations. Applying this to the goal of relationship maintenance, in two studies, we examined whether people motivated to maintain their romantic relationship but poor at inhibitory control would appraise an attractive alter…
Perceiving Others Through a Screen
The use of videoconferencing platforms has globally risen to facilitate face-to-face communication since the onset of COVID-19. But how do our first impressions of people we meet on Zoom compare to in-person interactions? Specifically, do we view others’ personalities as accurately (in line with their unique personality) and normatively (in line with the average, desirable personality) as in-person? Across two Zoom first-impression round-robin st…
Evaluating the psychological and social nature of actual and perceived liking gaps
Our beliefs about how much we are liked tend to be less positive than liking judgments of others, a finding termed the "liking gap." Because much of the past work has studied liking gaps at the sample level, it has overlooked important nuances in how these gaps can be measured and experienced. We introduce a distinction between the actual liking gap (i.e., a between-person discrepancy between how much others actually like us and how much we think…
Do Narcissists Think They Make a Better Impression Than They Really Do? Re-Evaluating Enhancement as a Dominant Feature of Narcissism
Imagining a narcissist likely calls to mind someone who thinks that they are well-liked and admired—perhaps unrealistically so. But are narcissists’ beliefs about how others see them systematically too positive? Across four samples (total N = 1,537) that included different contexts (group vs. dyadic) and levels of acquaintanceship (new acquaintances vs. close friends), we used condition-based regression analysis to test whether narcissism is asso…
Do People Know How Their Romantic Partner Views Their Emotions? Evidence for Emotion Meta-Accuracy and Links with Momentary Romantic Relationship Quality
Do people know how their romantic partner (i.e., the perceiver) views the self’s (i.e., the metaperceiver’s) emotions, displaying emotion meta-accuracy? Is it relevant to relationship quality? Using a sample of romantic couples ( N couples = 189), we found evidence for two types of emotion meta-accuracy across three different interactions: (a) normative emotion meta-accuracy , knowing perceivers’ impressions of metaperceivers’ emotions that are i…
Understanding the Links Between Perceiving Gratitude and Romantic Relationship Satisfaction Using an Accuracy and Bias Framework
Perceiving a partner’s gratitude has several benefits for romantic relationships. We aimed to better understand these associations by decomposing perceptions into accuracy and bias. Specifically, we examined whether accuracy and bias in perceiving a partner’s experience (Study 1: N dyads = 205) and expression (Study 2: N dyads = 309) of gratitude were associated with romantic relationship satisfaction. Using the Truth and Bias Model of Judgment, …
Being understood and feeling understood
Zooming” in on positive and accurate metaperceptions in first impressions
Many of us rely on online communication methods, such as videoconferencing, to connect with each other. However, less is known about how interpersonal processes unfold in this novel context. For example, do people believe others view them positively, displaying meta-positivity , and realize others' unique impression of them, displaying distinctive meta-accuracy , and do these processes have implications for liking in social interactions? And, do …
Examining individual differences in metaperceptive accuracy using the social meta-accuracy model
To what extent do individuals differ in understanding how others see them and who is particularly good at it? Answering these questions about the "good metaperceiver" is relevant given the beneficial outcomes of meta-accuracy. However, there likely is more than one type of the good metaperceiver: One who knows the specific impressions they make more than others do ( dyadic meta-accuracy ) and one who knows their reputation more than others do (ge…
Knowing how you see me
INTRODUCTION: Do people (i.e., metaperceivers) know their romantic partners' (i.e., perceivers') impressions, displaying meta-accuracy? Is it related to relationship well-being? We explored two components of meta-accuracy: (1) positive meta-accuracy (i.e., knowing the perceiver's positive impressions of the metaperceiver), and (2) distinctive meta-accuracy (i.e., knowing the perceiver's unique impressions of the metaperceiver). First, we compared…
Happy prenatal relationships, healthy postpartum mothers
Objective Major life transitions, such as the arrival of a new baby, can be stressful, and therefore, costly to one’s health. Being in a satisfying romantic relationship has been previously linked with better health, perhaps because it provides access to a bank of psychosocial resources. The objective of the present research was two-fold. First, we examined whether prenatal relationship satisfaction benefitted mothers’ postpartum health. Second, …
Seeing you, seeing me
Are perceiver's impressions of target's commitment associated with the target's relationship experience? Could target's metaperceptions (i.e., target's beliefs about the perceiver's impressions of the target) help explain why? In the present dyadic study ( N = 206; N couples = 103), we found that perceiver's impressions of target's commitment was positively related to target's relationship well‐being, and target's metaperceptions helped to accoun…
Social anxiety and liking
A core component of social anxiety is the constant concern about what others think of the self. Could such metaperceptions-beliefs about how others view the self-play a role in relationship initiation attempts? In the present research, we examined whether metaperceptions may contribute to why people higher in social anxiety experience difficulties in initial interactions. In 2 first-impressions contexts, a platonic getting-acquainted context (Stu…
Seeing you, seeing me
Are perceiver's impressions of target's commitment associated with the target's relationship experience? Could target's metaperceptions (i.e., target's beliefs about the perceiver's impressions of the target) help explain why? In the present dyadic study ( N = 206; N couples = 103), we found that perceiver's impressions of target's commitment was positively related to target's relationship well‐being, and target's metaperceptions helped to accoun…
Social anxiety and liking
A core component of social anxiety is the constant concern about what others think of the self. Could such metaperceptions-beliefs about how others view the self-play a role in relationship initiation attempts? In the present research, we examined whether metaperceptions may contribute to why people higher in social anxiety experience difficulties in initial interactions. In 2 first-impressions contexts, a platonic getting-acquainted context (Stu…
Examining individual differences in metaperceptive accuracy using the social meta-accuracy model
To what extent do individuals differ in understanding how others see them and who is particularly good at it? Answering these questions about the "good metaperceiver" is relevant given the beneficial outcomes of meta-accuracy. However, there likely is more than one type of the good metaperceiver: One who knows the specific impressions they make more than others do ( dyadic meta-accuracy ) and one who knows their reputation more than others do (ge…
Happy prenatal relationships, healthy postpartum mothers
Objective Major life transitions, such as the arrival of a new baby, can be stressful, and therefore, costly to one’s health. Being in a satisfying romantic relationship has been previously linked with better health, perhaps because it provides access to a bank of psychosocial resources. The objective of the present research was two-fold. First, we examined whether prenatal relationship satisfaction benefitted mothers’ postpartum health. Second, …
Seeing you, seeing me
Are perceiver's impressions of target's commitment associated with the target's relationship experience? Could target's metaperceptions (i.e., target's beliefs about the perceiver's impressions of the target) help explain why? In the present dyadic study ( N = 206; N couples = 103), we found that perceiver's impressions of target's commitment was positively related to target's relationship well‐being, and target's metaperceptions helped to accoun…
Social anxiety and liking
A core component of social anxiety is the constant concern about what others think of the self. Could such metaperceptions-beliefs about how others view the self-play a role in relationship initiation attempts? In the present research, we examined whether metaperceptions may contribute to why people higher in social anxiety experience difficulties in initial interactions. In 2 first-impressions contexts, a platonic getting-acquainted context (Stu…
Knowing how you see me
INTRODUCTION: Do people (i.e., metaperceivers) know their romantic partners' (i.e., perceivers') impressions, displaying meta-accuracy? Is it related to relationship well-being? We explored two components of meta-accuracy: (1) positive meta-accuracy (i.e., knowing the perceiver's positive impressions of the metaperceiver), and (2) distinctive meta-accuracy (i.e., knowing the perceiver's unique impressions of the metaperceiver). First, we compared…
Do People Know How Their Romantic Partner Views Their Emotions? Evidence for Emotion Meta-Accuracy and Links with Momentary Romantic Relationship Quality
Do people know how their romantic partner (i.e., the perceiver) views the self’s (i.e., the metaperceiver’s) emotions, displaying emotion meta-accuracy? Is it relevant to relationship quality? Using a sample of romantic couples ( N couples = 189), we found evidence for two types of emotion meta-accuracy across three different interactions: (a) normative emotion meta-accuracy , knowing perceivers’ impressions of metaperceivers’ emotions that are i…
Understanding the Links Between Perceiving Gratitude and Romantic Relationship Satisfaction Using an Accuracy and Bias Framework
Perceiving a partner’s gratitude has several benefits for romantic relationships. We aimed to better understand these associations by decomposing perceptions into accuracy and bias. Specifically, we examined whether accuracy and bias in perceiving a partner’s experience (Study 1: N dyads = 205) and expression (Study 2: N dyads = 309) of gratitude were associated with romantic relationship satisfaction. Using the Truth and Bias Model of Judgment, …
Being understood and feeling understood
Zooming” in on positive and accurate metaperceptions in first impressions
Many of us rely on online communication methods, such as videoconferencing, to connect with each other. However, less is known about how interpersonal processes unfold in this novel context. For example, do people believe others view them positively, displaying meta-positivity , and realize others' unique impression of them, displaying distinctive meta-accuracy , and do these processes have implications for liking in social interactions? And, do …
Examining individual differences in metaperceptive accuracy using the social meta-accuracy model
To what extent do individuals differ in understanding how others see them and who is particularly good at it? Answering these questions about the "good metaperceiver" is relevant given the beneficial outcomes of meta-accuracy. However, there likely is more than one type of the good metaperceiver: One who knows the specific impressions they make more than others do ( dyadic meta-accuracy ) and one who knows their reputation more than others do (ge…
Do Narcissists Think They Make a Better Impression Than They Really Do? Re-Evaluating Enhancement as a Dominant Feature of Narcissism
Imagining a narcissist likely calls to mind someone who thinks that they are well-liked and admired—perhaps unrealistically so. But are narcissists’ beliefs about how others see them systematically too positive? Across four samples (total N = 1,537) that included different contexts (group vs. dyadic) and levels of acquaintanceship (new acquaintances vs. close friends), we used condition-based regression analysis to test whether narcissism is asso…
Evaluating the psychological and social nature of actual and perceived liking gaps
Our beliefs about how much we are liked tend to be less positive than liking judgments of others, a finding termed the "liking gap." Because much of the past work has studied liking gaps at the sample level, it has overlooked important nuances in how these gaps can be measured and experienced. We introduce a distinction between the actual liking gap (i.e., a between-person discrepancy between how much others actually like us and how much we think…
Comparing Trait-Wise and Profile-Wise Approaches to Assess the Links Between Metaperceptions and Romantic Interest During Speed-Dating
Our perceptions of how we come across to others—metaperceptions—potentially shape whether romantic connections flourish or fade. The current study advanced the investigation of metaperceptions in relationship initiation in two ways: (a) by comparing two leading approaches to assessing meta-accuracy and meta-bias (the profile-wise social accuracy model and the trait-wise truth and bias model) and (b) by examining how metaperceptions of evaluative …
Devaluation of Attractive Alternatives
How do people resist in-the-moment temptation if they are poor at inhibiting their impulses? Theory on self-control suggests that people have a toolbox of strategies available to them that may be used preemptively to dampen temptations. Applying this to the goal of relationship maintenance, in two studies, we examined whether people motivated to maintain their romantic relationship but poor at inhibitory control would appraise an attractive alter…
Perceiving Others Through a Screen
The use of videoconferencing platforms has globally risen to facilitate face-to-face communication since the onset of COVID-19. But how do our first impressions of people we meet on Zoom compare to in-person interactions? Specifically, do we view others’ personalities as accurately (in line with their unique personality) and normatively (in line with the average, desirable personality) as in-person? Across two Zoom first-impression round-robin st…
Psychology (13 works) · Social Psychology (13 works) · Perception (9 works) · Social perception (9 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (7 works) · Impression formation (7 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (4 works) · Meta-analysis (4 works) · Normative (4 works)