PSYCH 1X03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Physical Attractiveness, Representativeness Heuristic, Ibm Officevision
17 Sep 2017
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For every obsessed behaviour, there are many possible motivating factors. Why is jack buying a drink for jill: maybe he"s returning the favour because she bought him one earlier, maybe she forget her wallet, maybe he"s trying to make a new friend. Difficult to accurately attribute intentions to observed actions because for every observed behaviour, there are many possible motivating factors. We quickly and automatically form impressions based on observed behaviour. You can gain a lot of information about a person by simply observing her behaviour. How you ultimately interpret the behaviour leads you to form an impression: may or may not be accurate. You actively analyze a person"s behaviour to make inferences based on three variables: degree of choice, expectation and intended consequences of the behaviour. We consider to what degree the person had a choice in acting the way they did. You"re in philosophy class and debating the ethics of death penalty and one of your.
