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110Chapter 6AbstractIn a series of three studies, we examined whether third-party observers candetect attraction in others based on subtle nonverbal cues. We employedvideo segments of dates collected from a speed-date experiment, in whichdaters went on a brief (aprox. 4 min) blind-date and indicated whether theywould like to go on another date with their brief interaction partner or not.We asked participants to view these stimuli and indicate whether or noteach couple member is attracted to their partner. Our results show thatparticipants could not reliably detect attraction, and this ability was notinfluenced by the age of the observer, video segment location (beginning ormiddle of the date), video duration, or general emotion recognition capacity.Contrary to previous research findings, our findings suggest that third-partyobservers cannot reliably detect attraction in others. However, there was oneexeption: Recognition rose above chance level when the daters were bothinterested in their partners compared to when they were not interested.Based on:Samara, I., Roth, T. S., Nikolić, M., Prochazkova, E., & Kret, M. E. (2021).Can third-party observers detect attraction in others based on subtle nonverbal cues? Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-02927-0All data, code, and materials that are associated with this paper and usedto conduct the analyses are accessible on the Leiden University archivingplatform DataverseNL.Iliana Samara 17x24.indd 110 08-04-2024 16:36