PSYC 1030H Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Fundamental Attribution Error, Stanford Prison Experiment, Social Perception
24 Jul 2017
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Solomon asch"s experiment: most people went along with other people"s answers even if they knew that it. Person perception the process of forming impressions of others. Cognitive schemas events and people: dates, picnics, family reunions, etc. Jocks, wimps, losers, etc: affects how you process and remember information, most common are based on sex, age, and membership in ethnic or, self-schema an integrated set of memories, beliefs, and generalizations. Individuals often recall facts that fit with their schemas and stereotypes. Evolutionary perspective on bias in person perception: argue that person perception is swayed by physical attractiveness because attractiveness was associate with reproductive potential in women and with health. Ingroup a group that one belongs to and identifies with: outgroup a group that one does not belong to or identify with. What is attribution theory? behaviour, and their own behaviour. Internal attributions ascribe the causes of behaviour to personal dispositions, traits, abilities, and feelings.
