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FIAMMETTA MARINI

FIAMMETTA MARINI
FIAMMETTA MARINI
FIAMMETTA MARINI

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Email Address
f.marini.21@abdn.ac.uk
Office Address
T32 William Guild Building
Old Aberdeen Campus
110 St. Machar Drive
AB24 2UB

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School/Department
School of Psychology
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Biography

I received my BSc in Psychological Sciences and Techniques from the University of Bologna in 2018 and my MSc in Neuroscience and Neuropsychological Rehabilitation from the University of Padova in 2020.

My PhD project examines how spatial and temporal visual biases influence facial first impressions. My supervisory team includes Dr Mauro Manassi and Dr Clare Sutherland.

Apart from research, I am also a student representative on the Staff-Student Liaison Committee (SSLC) at the School of Psychology.

 

New research explains how we decide who to trust - is this why we're so compelled by 'The Traitors?'

New research suggests we judge trustworthiness based on the company people keep. The TV show "The Traitors" exemplifies this, with contestants divided into 'Traitors' and 'Faithful', who must eliminate the Traitors to win. Marini et al. discovered that our judgements of group trustworthiness are often flawed because we combine individual facial features into a 'composite face' and make a snap judgement within a fraction of a second.

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Qualifications

  • BSc Psychological Sciences and Techniques 
    2018 - University of Bologna 
  • MSc Neuroscience and Neuropsychological Rehabilitation 
    2020 - University of Padova 

Memberships and Affiliations

Internal Memberships
  • Student Representative on the Staff-Student Liaison Committee (SSLC) at the School of Psychology
  • Conference Organising Committee, Annual Postgraduate Student Conference 2023
  • Conference Support Committee, ECVP 2024 (European Conference on Visual Perception)

 

External Memberships
  • Postgraduate member of the Experimental Psychological Society (EPS, 2022-present)

Latest Publications

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Prizes and Awards

  • University of Aberdeen Excellence Award: Public engagement with research (ECR), 2024
Research

Research Overview

Although we are told to ‘never judge a book by its cover’, trustworthiness impressions from faces significantly shape our everyday social interactions. In daily life, we often see faces not in isolation, but in series of faces one after the other or sometimes in groups. My research focuses on how the spatial and temporal context in which we encounter faces affects judgements of facial trustworthiness.  
Specifically, I investigate the impact of spatial and temporal visual biases—such as ensemble perception, serial dependence, and negative aftereffects—on trustworthiness impressions.

Research Areas

Psychology

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New research explains how we decide who to trust - is this why we're so compelled by 'The Traitors?'

New research suggests we judge trustworthiness based on the company people keep. The TV show "The Traitors" exemplifies this, with contestants divided into 'Traitors' and 'Faithful', who must eliminate the Traitors to win. Marini et al. discovered that our judgements of group trustworthiness are often flawed because we combine individual facial features into a 'composite face' and make a snap judgement within a fraction of a second.

Click here to know more!

Knowledge Exchange

Media Engagement: In 2024, my research (Marini et al. 2023) was reported 36 media outlets with 26 broadcasted interviews, which led me to win an award for public engagement with research at the Principal’s Excellence Awards (2024).

Teaching

Teaching Responsibilities

PS1009/PS1509: Introductory Psychology 1: Concepts and Theory - Demonstrator

PS4546: Face Recognition - Teaching Assistant

Publications

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