Fiammetta Marini | The University of Aberdeen

Fiammetta Marini

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About

Email Address: fiammetta.marini1@abdn.ac.uk
Office Address: T33 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.

I did my PhD at the University of Aberdeen, where my project investigated how spatial and temporal visual biases affect first impressions of faces. My supervisory team consisted of Dr. Mauro Manassi and Dr. Clare Sutherland.

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
PhD Psychology
2025 - University of Aberdeen

External Memberships

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

Prizes and Awards

Organisation of Events over 500 Award, Aberdeen Ambassador Awards – ECVP 2024 organising team
Impact Award, Aberdeen Ambassador Awards – ECVP 2024 organising team
Shortlisted for the Developing Ambassador Award, Aberdeen Ambassador Awards – 2024
University of Aberdeen Excellence Award: Public engagement with research (ECR) – 2024

Research

Research Overview

I’m interested in visual perception, specifically how serial effects, such as serial dependence and negative aftereffects, influence vision.

Research Areas

Psychology

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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).

Science Outreach: I secured funding to organise a public screening event of the film "Coded Bias" on the impact of facial artificial intelligence in our society as part of the British Science Week 2023 at the University of Aberdeen. Moreover, I showcased illusion demos on serial effects in vision during the ECVP 2024 Illusion Night, an engaging scientific event open to both conference attendees and the broad public.

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