BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID: 1 VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-TIMEZONE: America/Los_Angeles DTSTAMP: 20260531T131716 BEGIN:VEVENT UID: info@vconferenceonline.com SUMMARY:Applied Papers: Appearance, Perception, and Assessment PRIORITY:0 CATEGORIES:SESSION CLASS:PUBLIC DTSTART:20200618T080000 DTEND:20200618T092000 URL: https://event.vconferenceonline.com DESCRIPTION:CHAIR: LINDSEY LAPLANT

8:00am - 8:15am
RBF NOT JUST THE FACE! PERCEPTIONS ABOUT RESTING BITCH FACE BEYOND UNDERGRADUATES
LINDSEY LAPLANT, CHRISTY FESSLER (NAZARETH COLLEGE)
In light of people’s responses to smiling and nonsmiling women, the potential negative impact of the term “Resting Bitch Face” (RBF) on women needs to be addressed. The current study replicated and extended the investigation of people’s perceptions of RBF from our undergraduate sample to the wider community. Both similarities and differences between the community and undergraduate samples emerged for the most common descriptions as well as how those descriptions differentiated ambivalent sexism scores.

8:20am - 8:35am
SEXTING IN LGBT YOUTH
ELIZABETH ENGLANDER, EMILY COTTER, TIM SMITH (BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY)
Research on "sexting" (the sending of nude pictures to a peer by an underage youth) has largely focused on risks and poor outcomes among heterosexual youth. The current study, conducted on 1,093 youth in 2017 and 2018, examined sexting behaviors among non-heterosexual youth and compared these with the heterosexual sexters in the sample. Findings and educational methods based on these findings will be presented in this presentation.

8:40am - 8:55am
EFFECT OF DEFENDANT APPEARANCE, BEHAVIOR, AND OFFENSE ON PERCEPTIONS OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY
LAUREN MCDOWELL, MATT ZAITCHIK, JUDITH PLATANIA (ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY)
The current study examined factors that contribute to participants’ perceptions of criminal responsibility. A sample of 291 participants participated in a 2 x 2 x 4 between-subjects factorial design varying the defendant’s criminal charge, appearance, and courtroom behavior. Participants rated the defendants’ criminal responsibility and provided a verdict. Results indicated that murder offenses were more likely to result in a NGRI verdict, and defendants exhibiting bizarre behavior during trial were found the least criminally responsible.

9:00am - 9:15am
A PROPOSAL FOR A VERY EARLY DEVELOPMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF AUTISM
PATRICE MILLER (SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY)
In the current presentation, we will discuss a possible new method for assessing children’s behaviors. This assessment is designed to be useful in providing an early indication of behaviors consistent with autism or possibly other developmental disabilities. It contains a wide range of developmentally-ordered items, so that a child’s current level of engaging with tasks can be assessed. This will also allow for more precise interventions. LOCATION: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR