Slide 1Social PerceptionSituations & BehaviorFace Recognition & EmotionNonverbal BehaviorDetecting DeceptionMicroexpression ResearchAttributionsAttribution theories (cont.)Slide 10Ch 4: Perceiving PersonsPart 1: Feb. 9, 2012Social Perception•Get info from people, situations, & behavior–We make quick 1st impressions of people•Attempt to read traits from faces–Baby-faced vs. mature features–Is there an evolutionary need?–Situations – •ScriptsSituations & Behavior–Use situational cues to interpret behavior•Behavior & social perception:–Derive meaning from physical behavior–Includes nonverbal behavior•6 primary universal emotions – what are they?–Facial expressions across cultures – results?–Matsumoto’s research – results?Face Recognition & Emotion•Evoluationary value to quick recognition–Angry faces?–Attentional blink = how does it work?•What are exceptions?Nonverbal Behavior•Importance of eye contact & touch–Interpretation of avoiding eye contact?•Differences in nonverbal cues across cultures–Examples?Detecting Deception•Can we use this info to detect deception?–Facial versus body movements•What leads to better accuracy?–Not much better than 50/50 chance•see Table 4.2 in bookMicroexpression Research–Paul Ekman’s research:•What are microexpressions?•Examples of contempt, disgust…–Apply to security screening situations - how do these work?•High cognitive effort tasksAttributions•Attribution = explanation about a behavior–Heider – personal vs. situational–Attribution theories:•1. Jones – Correspondent Inference theory:–Infer from action - what give the most info about the person?1. Did the person have a choice?2. Was the behavior expected?3. How many positive effects were there?Attribution theories (cont.)•2) Kelly’s Covariation theory:–Attribute behavior to internal (person) or external (situation) based on 3 questions –•1. Consensus•2. Distinctiveness•3. Consistency•See fig 4.4•If low distinctiveness & low consensus, but high consistency, which attribution? –Example?•If high distinctiveness & high consensus, but low consistency, which
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