PSYC2040 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Ingroups And Outgroups, Extraversion And Introversion, Personality Test
17 Jun 2018
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Lecture 3 - Social Beliefs and Judgements
Thin slices and snap judgements
●We can make surprisingly accurate judgements of people even with little information
○Study: participants listened to audio clips of doctors with verbal content
removed, focusing on the tone of their voices, and then guessed whether the
doctor they listened to had been sued before
■They were able to guess accurately based on their perception of the
tone; more unfeeling or dominant tones hinted to them past malpractice
suits
○Study: Operators who made phone calls made before elections rated the
likelihood of the caller to vote and achieved accurate results based on tone of
voice
●Thin slice judgements rely on non-conscious, relatively automatic forms of cognitive
processing
●More accurate with readily observable behaviours and with in-group members
Person perception
●Our snap judgements based on first impressions are usually accurate
●There are some cultural differences in the process of doing this
○Study: Upon viewing images of individuals from both cultures, American and
Japanese participants agreed on ratings for warmth and confidence; the
difference is in which will be elected into office
●We are pretty good at picking up on even political orientation, sexual orientation,
prejudice, competence etc.
○Study: Participants correctly predicted the outcome of an election 76% by
looking at images of the candidates
○Study: Children were told that they were selecting a captain for their ship and
shown candidates of an election and most guessed correctly
Document Summary
Study: participants listened to audio clips of doctors with verbal content. We can make surprisingly accurate judgements of people even with little information removed, focusing on the tone of their voices, and then guessed whether the doctor they listened to had been sued before. They were able to guess accurately based on their perception of the tone; more unfeeling or dominant tones hinted to them past malpractice suits. Study: operators who made phone calls made before elections rated the likelihood of the caller to vote and achieved accurate results based on tone of voice. Thin slice judgements rely on non-conscious, relatively automatic forms of cognitive. More accurate with readily observable behaviours and with in-group members processing. Our snap judgements based on first impressions are usually accurate. There are some cultural differences in the process of doing this. Study: upon viewing images of individuals from both cultures, american and.
