Faces, Voices, Social Expectations, and First Impressions: Insights from Autism

During every face-to-face conversation, whether in person or on Zoom, we process a myriad of visual and auditory signals that lead us to form first impressions of our conversation partners within seconds. Research has shown that first impressions formed of autistic individuals tend to be less favorable than those formed of non-autistic individuals. This presentation will explore some of these findings, as well as various factors that lead to these less favorable impressions, including facial and vocal expressions, as well as the social expectations of the conversation partners.

Dr. Grossman is professor at Emerson College and director of the FACE Lab.  Her research is focused on various aspects of face-to-face communication in autistic and neurotypical individuals within the framework of double-empathy. She is currently the Mary Beth and Chris Gordon Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute.

January 31st, 7:00-8:30pm via Zoom

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