Test 1 Flashcards
perceiving others constantly
social perception
three types of nonverbal communication
facial expressions, eye contact, body language
states that facial expression can influence your emotional response (Ex: quadriplegic study w/ comic strips)
facial feedback hypothesis
hand gestures that have culturally different meanings
emblems
five types of body language
large # of movements, posture, emblems, hand gestures, touching
states that an attribution is internal if
- freely chosen
- noncommon effects
- low social desirability
Jones and Davis’ Theory of Correspondent Inference
states we have a finite amount of cognitive resources available to us (cognitive capacity) and we make attributions in three steps:
- Categorize behavior.
- Characterize person.
- Correct for situation. (suffers w/ low cognitive capacity)
Gilbert et al.
states we rate a person’s behavior in three ways: consistency, consensus, distinctiveness
Kelley’s Model of Attributions
the extent that a person produces a behavior in a situation repeatedly over time; repeated behavior = high, one-time occurrence = low
consistency
the extent that other people are producing a behavior in a situation; others are doing it = high, just target = low
consensus
the extent that a person produces a behavior in a variety of other situations; only here = high, happens everywhere = low
distinctiveness
high consistency, low consensus, low distinctiveness
internal attribution
high consistency, high consensus, high distinctiveness
external attribution
more likely to make internal attributions about others; consistent w/ Gilbert’s theory
fundamental attribution error
others = internal, myself = external
actor-observer effect
