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Person Perception

Person Perception. Physical Appearance Cognitive Schemas Social Schemas: Organized clusters of ideas about categories social events and people. Stereotypes: Widely held beliefs that people have certain characteristics because of their membership in a group. Some common stereotypes:.

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Person Perception

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  1. Person Perception Physical Appearance Cognitive Schemas Social Schemas: Organized clusters of ideas about categories social events and people. Stereotypes: Widely held beliefs that people have certain characteristics because of their membership in a group

  2. Some common stereotypes: • Gender • Age • Occupational • Racial

  3. Gender and performance: ability or luck?

  4. Some common stereotypes: • Gender • Age • Occupational • Racial

  5. Stereotype Threat(Steele) • Impact on performance A self-confirming apprehension that can undermine one’s confidence and performance • (video)

  6. Illusory Correlation • When people estimate they have encountered more confirmations of an association of social traits than they have actually seen.

  7. ATTRIBUTION:“EXPLAINING BEHAVIOUR”EVERYDAY PSYCHOLOGY Internal versus External attributions: • Personal disposition versus situational demands. (Fritz Heider)

  8. ATTRIBUTION:“EXPLAINING BEHAVIOUR”EVERYDAY PSYCHOLOGY Internal versus External attributions: • Kelley’s Covariation Model: • Consistency • Distinctiveness • Consensus

  9. Kelley’s Covariation Theory

  10. Bias in Attribution More examples: • Self-serving Bias • Discounting • Augmentation • Self-referencing

  11. Bias in Attribution Culture and Attributional Tendencies • Individualism vs. collectivism

  12. Attribution of Motives • Video

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