PSY100Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Physical Attractiveness, Positive Illusions, Ethnocentrism
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3: aitudes, conformity and obedience, behaviour in groups. Solomon asch - demonstrated importance of central traits on the impressions we form of others. Person percepion - the process of forming impressions of others. Efects of physical appearance o o o o o o o. People ascribe desirable personality characterisics to those who look good & they grab atenion/ hold on to atenion much longer than people that are less atracive. Atracive people were also expected with beter/ successful lives. There"s a litle correlaion b/w atraciveness and personality traits. Bias (good-looking individuals are more competent ) pays of for them b/c they tend to secure beter jobs & ear higher salaries. Those with baby-faced features are viewed to be more honest and trustworthy, relaively warm, submissive, helpless, na ve. Judgements of people"s face are important in terms of looking at competence for being a poliical candidate.
