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90Chapter 4person’s face is, increases the likelihood that they are perceived as angry(S. G. Young, Thorstenson, & Pazda, 2018). Another potential reason forthe discrepancy between our findings and Maner et al.’s (2005) could be thatthe original study was conducted with an American university student sample, whereas, in the present study, we recruited international students froma European university. Cultural and local differences between the European and American samples and different stigmatized minority groups (e.g.,Moroccan in the Netherlands) might explain these discrepancies in our findings. Future research should further investigate whether and to what degreedifferences in target stimuli and cultural differences might influence socialperception.In conclusion, in the present study, we examined the functional projection hypothesis by (conceptually) replicating the study by Maner et al.(2005). Partly consistent with Maner et al. (2005) we found that men ratehighly attractive White women as more sexually aroused but independentlyof which video they watched: a sexually arousing one with a White andBlack female protagonist or a control video. Furthermore, in direct contrastwith Maner et al. (2005), we found that participants rated White men asangrier than Black men independent of whether they watched a video meantto induce fear or a control video. Future research should investigate whetherthe use of standardized target stimuli and the cultural differences betweensamples may influence the functional projection hypothesis.person’s face is, increases the likelihood that they are perceived as angry(S. G. Young, Thorstenson, & Pazda, 2018). Another potential reason forthe discrepancy between our findings and Maner et al.’s (2005) could be thatthe original study was conducted with an American university student sample, whereas, in the present study, we recruited international students froma European university. Cultural and local differences between the European and American samples and different stigmatized minority groups (e.g.,Moroccan in the Netherlands) might explain these discrepancies in our findings. Future research should further investigate whether and to what degreedifferences in target stimuli and cultural differences might influence socialperception.In conclusion, in the present study, we examined the functional projection hypothesis by (conceptually) replicating the study by Maner et al.(2005). Partly consistent with Maner et al. (2005) we found that men ratehighly attractive White women as more sexually aroused but independentlyof which video they watched: a sexually arousing one with a White andBlack female protagonist or a control video. Furthermore, in direct contrastwith Maner et al. (2005), we found that participants rated White men asangrier than Black men independent of whether they watched a video meantto induce fear or a control video. Future research should investigate whetherthe use of standardized target stimuli and the cultural differences betweensamples may influence the functional projection hypothesis.Iliana Samara 17x24.indd 90 08-04-2024 16:36