Lecture 12 - Person perception 1

Question 1

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Read slide 7 and the slide description.

Answer 1

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Question 2

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How do we infer things about people when we receive minimal information?

Answer 2

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See slides 8-10 and the slide descriptions

Question 3

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Is first hand information always better than second-hand information?

Answer 3

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See slides 11-17

Question 4

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Why is negative information more powerful?

Answer 4

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See slides 18-19

Question 5

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What is negative bias?

Answer 5

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Negative information tends to attract more attention and have greater psychological impact than positive information.

See slide 20-24

Question 6

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Read slide 25

Answer 6

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Question 7

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Gilovich et al. textbook: pages 109-118 (3rd edition: pages 107-116)

Baumeister, R.F., Bratslavsky, E., Finkenauer, C., & Vohs, K. (2001). Bad is stronger than good. Review of General Psychology, 5(4), 323-370. Negativity bias – long but full of good examples in lots of psychology domains.

Fiske, S.T., Cuddy, J.C., & Glick, P. (2007). Universal dimensions of social cognition: Warmth and competence. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 11(2), 77-83. More information on the types of inferences we make spontaneously with minimal information.

Answer 7

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