PSYC 241 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Extraversion And Introversion, Exact Sciences, O. J. Simpson
31 Jan 2014
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Social perception: the process by which people come to understand one another. The following are the elements of social perception: persons, situations, behaviour. Physiognomy: reading one"s character based on their face; a common practice today. People with baby faces are seen as being warm, kind, na ve, weak, honest, and submissive. Many findings that implicate how having this face structure can affect a person in real situations: Scripts influence social perception: sometimes we see what we expect to see because of the situation. In a study, participants were shown faces with ambiguous expressions. When they were told the person in the photo was being attacked they saw the expression as fear. For example, we expect rowdiness at a keg party and politeness at an interview. This finding was consistent when participants were shown people, animals, cartoon robots, and even a moving blob. What are some of the states of mind we recognize in others: thoughts, feelings.
