Social Perceptions

1. Personal Growth Social Perceptions

2. Social Perceptions I. The Self A. Parts of the Self • Physical • Social • Personal B. Relating to the world • Schemas • Functions

3. Social Perceptions Functions of schemas 1) Organizing incoming information into an integrated knowledge structure 2) Assist in the retrieval of behavioral instances 3) Resist inconsistent information 4) Provide plans for future behavior

4. Social Perceptions I. The Self C. Self Concept and Self Esteem • The Ideal Self D. Self-Identity and Identity Status • Achievement • Foreclosure • Moratorium • Diffusion

5. Social Perceptions II. The Perception of Others • Primacy Effects • Recency Effects • Body Language III. Self-Identity and Identity Status • Achievement • Foreclosure • Moratorium • Diffusion

6. Social Perceptions IV. Prejudice A. Definition B. Not Just Race: Age, Sex, Religion, Sexual Orientation, Weight, Hair Color C. Stereotyping D. Discrimination E. Modern or Symbolic Racism

7. Social Perceptions IV. Prejudice F. Sources of Prejudice & Discrimination • Assumptions of Dissimilarity • Social Conflict • Social learning • Information Processing • Social Categorization

8. Social Perceptions IV. Prejudice G. Combining Prejudice & Discrimination • Role Reversal • Intergroup Contact

9. Social Perceptions V. Attribution Theory A. Basic Concept: To What Do We Attribute Cause? B. Fundamental Attribution Error C. Actor-Observer Effect D. Self-Serving Attribution Bias