Can faces seen in the past influence how trustworthy a new face looks? Our new paper with Clare Sutherland, Linda Jeffery, and @mauromanassi.bsky.social, shows that impressions of trustworthiness are dynamically shaped by recent visual experience. Link to the article: rdcu.be/fnqIL 🧵1/6

Last week I presented my work at #VSS2026 and really enjoyed discussing ideas and learning about new research. Thanks to the organisers, speakers, and everyone who made VSS so inspiring!☀️ @vssmtg.bsky.social

Excited to be speaking at this event with colleagues from @abdnpsych.bsky.social! I'll be diving into how context shapes who looks trustworthy and how that plays out in The Traitors🏰

University of Aberdeen@uniofaberdeen.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Are you a fan of #TheTraitors? 👀Want to find out how you would fare in the castle or what drives decision-making at the round table? Join this event where four experts from our School of Psychology will unpack the behaviours of the contestants. www.abdn.ac.uk/psych...

[1/4] Did you know that the School of Psychology at the University of Aberdeen is the oldest psychology department in the UK? @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social

The past week at #ECVP2025 in Mainz was fantastic! So much interesting research and great people✨ Thank you all and safe travel back home!

I really liked @dididu.bsky.social’s booth at #ECVP2025 Illusion Night. Tried Celebrity EYE-Q, what a brilliant and fun way to showcase holistic face processing!

Didi Dunin@dididu.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Having a blast with my game Celebrity EYE-Q at #ECVP2025 Illusion & Demo Night! Thanks to everyone who played! 👀 Follow on IG @celebeyeq for more info on the inspiration and the effect!

Happy to share that I have completed my PhD! I am so grateful to my fantastic supervisors, inspiring examiners, and the wonderful community at @abdnpsych.bsky.social for making this journey over the past three years of my PhD so enriching✨

School of Psychology, University of Aberdeen@abdnpsych.bsky.social · last yr.

Many congratulations to Dr @fiammarini.bsky.social who passed her viva with a thesis titled "First impressions of trustworthiness through space and time" supervised by Dr @mauromanassi.bsky.social, 2nd supervisor Dr Clare Sutherland, and examined by Dr Christopher Benton and Dr Rama Chakravarthi ⭐

Hello #PhD students! We are running a workshop on how to organise scientific conferences. We would love to include your questions in our Q&A sections. Any tips and tricks you would like to hear from those who've been through it all? Read on… 🧵 1/5 #PhDSky #PhDchat

🚨 ALERT 🚨 The annual EASTBIO PhD recruitment competition is now open! Exciting projects are available in our School of Psychology. Deadline is January 17th. Find out more at www.findaphd.com/phds/school-... #PhD

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I've created a feed associated with theFace Processing starter pack (go.bsky.app/9A7EJsU). You can post to the feed using any of the following tags: #FaceMatching, #FaceMemory, #FaceLearning, #FaceIdentification, #FacialAttactiveness, #FacialFirstImpressions, #FaceProcessing, #FaceRecognition

Does past visual experience influence facial first impressions? Our new research with C Sutherland, L Jeffery, S Maisey, and @mauromanassi.bsky.social shows that trustworthiness/dominance impressions are influenced by previously seen faces, even by emotional expressions. tinyurl.com/bdh3mcf4 🧵1/8