Re-examining Spontaneous Trait Transference from an Attributional Perspective
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Published online on September 28, 2025
Abstract
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Ahead of Print.
In spontaneous trait transference (STT), communicators describing the behavior of others (i.e., actors) are perceived as having the personality traits implied by the behavior they describe. We tested whether this effect relies on moderators that are ...
In spontaneous trait transference (STT), communicators describing the behavior of others (i.e., actors) are perceived as having the personality traits implied by the behavior they describe. We tested whether this effect relies on moderators that are ...