FMST 314 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Social Cognition, Impression Management, Positive Illusions
10 Jan 2014
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Shouldn"t be a problem if our judgements were correct: usually variety of ways to interpret an event can make mistakes even when we"re confident about the truth. Stereotypes influence us automatically (even when unaware) Because of bias overconfident when a new relationship began. As relationship developed bias only got worse. First impressions because the first things we learn: direct our attention to certain types of new information b. However: existing beliefs are influential at every stage of a relationship. Even flimsy first impressions typically change less easily than they logically should. It"s because the manner in which they influence subsequent thinking: when you develop a relationship with lots of information about an intimate partner, these patterns continue, existing beliefs about lovers and friends are more powerful than new acquaintences. But hard to be dispassionate when we"re devoted to a relationship and want it to continue.
