PSY 315 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Fusiform Face Area, Facial Feedback Hypothesis, Nonverbal Communication
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Area in the brain that focuses on people"s faces. It"s easier for us to spot angry faces in a crowd than a neutral face. Facial feedback hypothesis thoughts can influence facial features, and facial response can also influence mood. Pan am airlines trained their stewardesses to maintain a professional smile. Employees at keihin express railway co (japan) can check their smile with smile-rating software before heading out to face customers. Staring considered to be a sign of dominance, aggression. When we"re being stared at, we want to move away. Scratching, playing with hair emotional arousal (nervous) Contrast effects judgements of stimuli in a series are displaced away from extreme stimuli. All judgement is relative and we use a baseline to make those judgements. If you get a c and expected an a, it"s negative. If you get a c and expected a d, it"s a positive effect. Watch charlie"s angels or not, then rated women.
