Chapter 4/ Social Perception - Psychology

Question 1

social perception

Answer 1

how we form impressions about other people/ understanding other people

Question 2

darwin universality hypothesis

Answer 2

• all humans encode and decode facial expression the same

Question 3

what affects accurate identification of facial expressions?

Answer 3

-affect blends, concealed emotions, display rules

Question 4

We process information that is?

Answer 4

• consistent with our schemas
• directly affects us
• relevant to our self-schema
• unusual or unconforming behaviours

Question 5

attribution theory

Answer 5

the cause of someones behaviour

Question 6

covariation model of attribution

Answer 6

we attribute behaviour to factors that are present when the behaviour occurs

Question 7

internal attribution

Answer 7

caused by person

Question 8

external attribution

Answer 8

caused by environment

Question 9

Types of information

1. consensus
2. unusual/distinctiveness
3. consistency

Answer 9

1. are other behaving the same way?
2. do they treat others the same way?
3. do they behave this way over time?

Question 10

Covariation Model

Answer 10

-When explaining other people’s behaviors, we look for similarities (covariation) across a range of situations to help us narrow down specific attributions

Question 11

two step model of attribution

Answer 11

step 1. we make automatic internal dispositional attributions for behaviour
step 2. given cognitive ability, we consider situational factors

Question 12

Biases in Attribution Process

Answer 12

• overemphasize internal cause of behaviour
• perceptual salience (exaggerating info = makes us fearful)
• cultural influences

Question 13

Actor - observer difference

Answer 13

-explain our behaviour more in terms of situation