Bradley T. Hughes

Bradley T. Hughes

Postdoctoral Fellow, Social Perception and Cognition Lab

University of Toronto

About

Hi, I am currently a researcher in Dr. Nicholas Rule’s Social Perception and Cognition Lab at the University of Toronto.

In my research, I draw on the methods and theories of interpersonal perception, personality science, and social cognition to study impressions formed during social interactions. I develop and test models to understand how various factors—such as context and social identity—affect impressions and influence key social decisions, like whom to befriend or trust. Put differently, I study social cognition in context with the goal of understanding the interpersonal forces that maintain social and economic inequality.

To accomplish this, I have conducted research in three areas: 1) SES measurement and its effects on psychological functioning, 2) interpersonal perception of personality traits, and 3) interpersonal stereotypes and social outcomes.

An integral part of my research is developing novel experimental and analytic approaches needed to examine these phenomena in social interactions between real people from diverse populations.

I also practice open science (OSF page), and have a interest in philosophy of science, research and quantitative methods.

If you want to know more, check out my papers and projects below!

Interests

  • Interpersonal Perception
  • Inequality
  • Socioeconomic Status
  • Personality
  • Social Interactions
  • Quantitative Modeling

Education

  • PhD in Psychology, 2023

    University of Oregon

  • MS in Psychology, 2018

    University of Oregon

  • BA with Honors in Psychology, 2016

    University of California Berkeley

Expertise

Research Methods

Science Communication

Teaching

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Structural Equation Modeling

Multilevel Modeling

Research

CMORR

In this project, I developed the Computer Mediated Round Robin (CMORR) study design and validated its use to study interpersonal perceptions.

Impression Formation

In this area of research, I examine fundamental questions about impression formation.

Interpersonal Stereotypes

The study of interpersonal stereotypes examines how an individual’s position in a social hierarchy, group membership, or identity bias impressions of their personality traits.

Occupational Prestige

In this work, we collected and validated a new index of the occupational prestige of >1000 O*NET occupations. Click here for more info about how to easily incorporate this measure into your own work on SES.

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