Welcome to the Interpersonal Perception and
Communication Laboratory at Stanford University. We represent a growing
center of research aimed at understanding the ways in which social
factors interplay with perception, cognition, and behavior. Our
broad research interests include the accuracy of spontaneous social
judgments from "thin slices" (brief observations) of behavior, the
cognitive and behavioral effects of stereotyping, nonverbal and
verbal communication in real-life settings, and the role of social
and structural group memberships in interpersonal relations. We
examine these phenomena at multiple levels of analyses ranging from
the neurological and physiological to sociocultural. Please follow
the links to find out more about the people, research interests, and
ongoing studies in the lab. Undergraduates, please note that we are
always recruiting new students. Should you be interested in the
research outlined here, please CONTACT us!
For a playful example of
thin slices of nonverbal
behavior, hover over any of the links in the black bar above.
