Competence (i.e., one’s knowledge, intelligence, and abilities) and warmth (i.e., one’s sociability, friendliness, and caring) are traditionally regarded as the two fundamental dimensions of social cognition. This study was aimed at examining how competence might influence perceived warmth. We hypothesised and found that compared to inept persons, competent ones were perceived as being more attractive, which made them being perceived as warmer (Studies 1–4). High competence increased warmth perception for those who were initially perceived as being cold (Study 2) whereas low competence decreased warmth perception of those who were initially perceived as being warm (Study 3). The effect of competence on perceived warmth was not simply a halo effect (Study 4). Thus, the studies provided converging evidence that competence fosters warmth perception.

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能力信息对温暖感知的影响

能力（即一个人的知识、智力和能力）和热情（即一个人的社交能力、友善和关怀）传统上被认为是社会认知的两个基本维度。本研究旨在检验能力如何影响感知温暖。我们假设并发现，与无能的人相比，有能力的人被认为更具吸引力，这使得他们被认为更温暖（研究 1-4）。高能力增加了最初被认为冷的人的温暖感知（研究 2），而低能力降低了最初被认为温暖的人的温暖感知（研究 3）。能力对感知温暖的影响不仅仅是光环效应（研究 4）。因此，这些研究提供了综合证据，证明能力可以促进温暖感知。