PSY 111 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Facial Muscles, Egocentrism
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Detecting emotion in others: many of us can read nonverbal cues well. Introverts tend to excel at reading others" emotions. Extroverts are easier to read: gestures, facial expressions, and voice tones, show important information, example : sometimes it"s hard for someone to understand what we really mean in a text and can think of it as something else. Without vocals that signal whether a statement is serious, playful, or sarcastic, it can lead one in danger of egocentrism . It means failing to show how others interpret one"s just kidding message. Ii: females have superior intuition than men. He"s having a bad day. : many factors can influence these attributions that women"s emotionality is to their disposition and men"s to their circumstances. Iii. brain activity in the areas that are more sensitive to emotion. Culture and emotional expression: gestures vary within cultures. Countries that encourage those to adjust to others sometimes have less visible expressions of emotions.