SPCOM111 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Neurology, Ethnocentrism, Bipolar Disorder

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Speech Communication
• Course: SPCOM111
• Professor: Jo Harvie

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Ignoring aspects that are not consistent with our beliefs. Interaction constructs focus on social behaviour such as friendly, intense, sarcastic, etc: psychological constructs organizes people based on apparent personalities, e. g. nervous, insecure, etc, membership constructs identify people based on the groups they belong to. Individuals belonging to traditionally oppressed groups may be more sensitive to potential prejudice. Punctuation: punctuation the process of determining the causal order of events, how actions are interpreted depends on when the interpreter thinks they occurred, haggling over causes and effects won"t solve a conflict. Self-concept: person who is feeling insecure will view the world differently, relational satisfaction, being happy or sad with a partner affects interpretations of behaviours. Influences on perception: physiological influences, the senses. Sex biological characteristics of a male or female: gender social and psychological dimensions of masculine and feminine, males and females perceive the world differently due to genes, neurology, and hormones.