| dc.description.abstract | Previous studies in our lab have found that liking is a significant predictor of authenticity (Kelley, Schlegel, Hicks, & Kim, manuscript in prep). The current study seeks to examine whether this relationship holds over and above a variety of other possible predictors, such as perceptions of a target’s personality, character, and social power. Specifically, we predict that the more a participant reports liking a target, the higher they will rate the target’s authenticity. The study consisted of an interaction task where a research assistant led a group 2-5 participants in a discussion of their most embarrassing moments and their favorite memories. Afterwards participants rated the other group members on their perceived authenticity, similarity, liking, mood, Big 5 personality traits, and power. We tested our hypothesis by using bivariate correlation and multiple regression models. | en |
