ANT101H5 Study Guide - Fundamental Attribution Error, Social Perception, Fritz Heider
16 Apr 2014
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3: attitudes, conformity and obedience, behaviour in groups. Solomon asch - demonstrated importance of central traits on the impressions we form of others person perception - the process of forming impressions of others. People ascribe desirable personality characteristics to those who look good & they grab attention/ hold on to attention much longer than people that are less attractive: attractive people were also expected with better/ successful lives. There"s a little correlation b/w attractiveness and personality traits o. Entertainment media plays a role o o o o. Bias (good-looking individuals are more competent ) pays off for them b/c they tend to secure better jobs & ear higher salaries. Those with baby-faced features are viewed to be more honest and trustworthy, relatively warm, submissive, helpless, na ve. Judgements of people"s face are important in terms of looking at competence for being a political candidate.
