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16Chapter 1more coy smiles but not other types of smiles when attracted to each otherthan when they are not attracted to each other (Samara, Roth, Nikolic,Prochazkova, & Kret, 2022; Givens, 1978; Guerrero & Wiedmaier, 2013).In Chapter 8, I review the role of mimicry and physiological synchrony inbond formation in both human and nonhuman primates. In Chapter 9, I examine whether the mimicry of specific emotional facial expressions facilitatesbond formation in a speed-dating paradigm.Chapter OverviewThe present dissertation consists of six empirical research articles and twotheoretical papers focusing on the effect of sexual arousal on social perception and decision-making. Specifically, in Chapter 2, I examine themodulation of attention and gaze cuing by attractive faces and in Chapter 3, I investigate this further in a real-life setting using eyetracking. InChapter 4, I conceptually replicate previous work by Maner et al. (2005)and examine whether high motivational states influence social perception ina “functional” way. Specifically, I examine whether fear increases the likelihood of perceiving others as angrier and whether men are more likely toperceive women as sexually aroused after viewing sexually arousing stimuli.In Chapter 5, I investigate whether people are more likely to correctly perceive attraction in a potential partner as a function of their interest in theirpartner, their trait sexual desire, and their self-rated attractiveness usinga speed-dating paradigm. In Chapter 6, I examine whether third-partyobservers are able to detect attraction in people on a speed date. In Chapter 7, I discuss a proposed mechanism underlying the sexual overperceptionbias. In Chapter 8, I review the role of mimicry and physiological synchrony in bond formation. In Chapter 9, building on the previous chapter,I examine whether mimicking specific emotional expressions facilitates bondformation in a speed-dating paradigm.I would like to note that I am a co-author for the work described in Chapter 2 (third author), and Chapter 7 (second author), which are authored bymy colleague Tom S. Roth. I wish to include these chapters to provide aclear overview of the effect of motivational states on cognitive processing.With the permission of Tom S. Roth, the manuscripts of Chapters 2 and 7are included in this dissertation.more coy smiles but not other types of smiles when attracted to each otherthan when they are not attracted to each other (Samara, Roth, Nikolic,Prochazkova, & Kret, 2022; Givens, 1978; Guerrero & Wiedmaier, 2013).In Chapter 8, I review the role of mimicry and physiological synchrony inbond formation in both human and nonhuman primates. In Chapter 9, I examine whether the mimicry of specific emotional facial expressions facilitatesbond formation in a speed-dating paradigm.Chapter OverviewThe present dissertation consists of six empirical research articles and twotheoretical papers focusing on the effect of sexual arousal on social perception and decision-making. Specifically, in Chapter 2, I examine themodulation of attention and gaze cuing by attractive faces and in Chapter 3, I investigate this further in a real-life setting using eyetracking. InChapter 4, I conceptually replicate previous work by Maner et al. (2005)and examine whether high motivational states influence social perception ina “functional” way. Specifically, I examine whether fear increases the likelihood of perceiving others as angrier and whether men are more likely toperceive women as sexually aroused after viewing sexually arousing stimuli.In Chapter 5, I investigate whether people are more likely to correctly perceive attraction in a potential partner as a function of their interest in theirpartner, their trait sexual desire, and their self-rated attractiveness usinga speed-dating paradigm. In Chapter 6, I examine whether third-partyobservers are able to detect attraction in people on a speed date. In Chapter 7, I discuss a proposed mechanism underlying the sexual overperceptionbias. In Chapter 8, I review the role of mimicry and physiological synchrony in bond formation. In Chapter 9, building on the previous chapter,I examine whether mimicking specific emotional expressions facilitates bondformation in a speed-dating paradigm.I would like to note that I am a co-author for the work described in Chapter 2 (third author), and Chapter 7 (second author), which are authored bymy colleague Tom S. Roth. I wish to include these chapters to provide aclear overview of the effect of motivational states on cognitive processing.With the permission of Tom S. Roth, the manuscripts of Chapters 2 and 7are included in this dissertation.Iliana Samara 17x24.indd 16 08-04-2024 16:34