Virtual first impressions: Zoom backgrounds affect judgements of trust and competence

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About the Authors

Abi Cook

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Psychology, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom

Meg Thompson

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Resources

Affiliation Department of Psychology, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom

Paddy Ross

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Resources, Software, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Psychology, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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