Psychology 2035A/B Chapter Notes -Fundamental Attribution Error, Social Dominance Orientation, Gender Role

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

Document Summary

Social cognition- how people think about people, as well as themselves. Person perception is the process of forming impressions of others. In forming impressions of others, people rely on five key sources of observational information: appearance. Multiracial individuals are remembered less well than those whose race is the same as (ingroup) or distinctly different from (outgroup) that of the perceivers: verbal behaviour, actions. In impression formation, actions speak louder than words: nonverbal messages. These nonverbal cues provide information about people"s emotional states and dispositions: situations. One bad piece of information can outweigh or undo a collection of positive characteristics. A single bad deed can eliminate a good reputation, but one good deed cannot redeem an otherwise bad standing in the eyes of others. In the realm of perception, bad impressions tend to be stronger than good ones. Snap judgements about others are those made quickly and based on only a few bits of information and preconceived notions.