PSYB10H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Attribution Bias, Victim Blaming, Fundamental Attribution Error
23 Feb 2013
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Social psychology; chapter 4 - social perception social perception - the study of how we form impressions of and make inferences about other people. Physical characteristics such as attractiveness influence the way we judge others. We also pay a great deal of attention to what people say. Nonverbal communication - the way in which people communicate, intentionally or unintentionally, without words. Nonverbal cues include facial expressions, tone of voice, gestures, body position and movement, the use of touch and eye gaze. We are not the only species that can read nonverbal communication. We automatically mimic other people"s facial expressions, such as happiness, sadness and disgust - they are pronounces when we like the other person. Our tendency to mimic other people"s facial expression may reflect empathy - the capacity to feel what someone else is feeling. Nonverbal cues help people express their emotions, their attitudes and their personality. Nonverbal cues can also substitute for a verbal message.
