PSYCH 221 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Display Rules, Eye Tracking, Proxemics
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Psych 221 chapter 4 social perception. The way in which people communicate without words. Facial expressions, body position, movement, the use of touch and gaze. Help us express emotions, attitude, and personality. Facial expressions: research began with darwin"s the expression of the emotions in man and. Six major emotional expressions: anger, happiness, surprise, fear, disgust, sadness. Ability to interpret six major emotions is cross-cultural: some cultural variation, pride and shame have been tested cross-culture. Affect blends: one part of facial expression represents one emotion while another part represents another emotion. Aspects of same facial expression can have different implications (gaze) Display rules: culturally determined rules about which nonverbal behaviors are appropriate to display: emotional displays in men like grief or crying, personal space. Emblems: gestures that have well-understood meanings within a culture (ok sign, middle finger) Automatically make judgement about others based on facial expression immediately.
