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Although videoconferencing is beneficial for communication, concerns were raised regarding its negative impact on appearance perceptions and task performance. Using an experimental set up, we have shown this negative impact on self-perceptions of appearance. No impact on task performance was found.
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Why is it important?
This work illustrates the detrimental effects of technological advances such as videoconferencing on individuals’ appearance self-perceptions. Such effects demonstrate how our self-perceptions could be affected by evolutionary mismatches like technology.
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This page is a summary of: Zooming into evolutionary mismatches: Effects of videoconferencing on appearance self-perceptions and performance., Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, May 2025, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/ebs0000381.
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