The Two Phases of Perceiving People Flashcards
What are the two phases of perception and how are they related?
There are two levels.
One is immediate and automatic. Jumps to conclusions and sees immediate meaning. Heavily influenced by knowledge, emotion, past experience, stress level, attention.
The second is slower and more accurate. It’s more conscious process and takes more work. It allows us to make corrections and discounts immediate reactions.
What are the four characteristics of automatic behaviour?
The behaviour happens without awareness
It occurs without conscious intent
It is relatively effortless
It is largely uncontrollable.
What does it require to enter phase 2?
Motivation
Mental Energy
Time
What is correspondence bias?
That we biased as to seeing behaviours as corresponding to the actor.
e.g. you’re late so you are inconsiderate
In reality, most of what people do says very little about them. It’s likely what a lot of people would do.
It doesn’t take the situational forces into account on someone’s behaviour
What are traits?
An associated characteristics to a person.
People don’t really have traits if we mean a trait is a stable and predictable tendency to behave a certain way all the time. It’s more situational.
When do people rely on assumptions/automated behaviour?
Stressed
In bad moods
Dealing complex problems
Daily cicadrian rhythms
What three agendas can people have in their interactions
Trust
Power
Ego (self -esteem)
