38th Annual Student Research Conference
Are You Like Me? (Un)Matched Neurotypes in First Impressions
Argen D. Hwang
Dr. Katie Judd, Faculty Mentor
This research study is intended to examine the role of one’s neurotype in first impressions, more specifically the impact of matched and unmatched neurotypes between individuals. We hypothesized that participants would have more positive first impressions of survey audio subjects who they had more similar neurotype traits with. Neurotype traits were measured in two sets – autistic traits through the AQ-Short (Hoekstra et al., 2011) and ADHD traits through the ASRS-v1.1 Part A (Kessler et al., 2005).
In an online survey, participants listened to 30 second audio clips of volunteers with varying neurotype traits (those low in both, high in both, or low in one and high in the other). For each audio subject, participants rated their impressions of certain personality traits, potential openness to interacting with the subject, and overall impression, then completed the neurotype screeners. We used Pearson correlations and linear regressions to explore possible trends in preference.
Keywords: Neurotype, First Impression, Autism, ADHD, Similarity
Topic(s):Psychology
Presentation Type: Poster Presentation
Session: 400-11
Location: SUB Activities Room
Time: 5:00