7A - Person Perception

Question 1

What are first impressions?

Answer 1

Snap judgements made about someone in less than a second, based on easily accessible perceptual information.

Question 2

What are the 2 processes that can be impacted when making first impressions?

Answer 2

Decision-Making
Interpersonal Interactions

Question 4

Decision-Making in First Impressions.

Answer 4

person perception acts as a source of information when making choices, such as whether to see someone again

Question 5

Interpersonal Interactions in First Impressions.

Answer 5

first impressions last, and we tend to trust these ‘gut’ feelings and can treat people accordingly.

Question 5

What is an attitude?

Answer 5

An evaluation (judgement) a person makes about an object, person, group, event or idea.

Question 6

Define Stereotype and what is stereotyping?

Answer 6

Stereotype - widely held belief and generalization about a group.

Stereotyping - The process of creating stereotypes and assigning people to them.