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ArticleCyberpsychology, behavior and social networking2025

Judgment of Social Traits and Emotions of "Neutral" Avatars.

Katrina S Rbeiz, Michael Sangimino, Hyeon-Seung Lee, Olivia Jelsma, Mingyuan Li, Brian Kim, Robert Bodenheimer, Sohee Park

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Article in Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. The Effect of Crowds on Peripersonal Space and Interpersonal Distance in Immersive Virtual Environments.International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality : (ISMAR) [proceedings]. IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Katrina S RbeizDepartment of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3312-9137
Michael SangiminoDepartment of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Hyeon-Seung LeeDepartment of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Olivia JelsmaDepartment of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Mingyuan LiDepartment of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Brian KimDepartment of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Robert BodenheimerDepartment of Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Sohee ParkDepartment of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3797-4776

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With the rapid advance of technology, human interactions with virtual avatars in simulated social environments are becoming increasingly common. The aim of the current study was to examine users' perception of social traits and emotions of "neutral," expressionless avatars using an open-source collection. These avatars represented different ethnicities, genders, and occupations via visual features including skin tone, facial structure, and apparel. We hypothesized that the social evaluation of "neutral" avatars would be influenced by these visual features. In two online studies, we asked survey participants (

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EmotionsJudgmentSocial PerceptionVirtual RealityAdolescentAdultAvatarFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedTrustYoung Adultavatarsemotionsocial traitsvirtual reality

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PMID39761121
PMCPMC11947654

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