Ch 4: Perceiving PersonsSocial PerceptionSituations & BehaviorNonverbal BehaviorDetecting DeceptionMicroexpression ResearchAttributionsCh 4: Perceiving PersonsPart 1: Fri. Sept. 16, 2011Social 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?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:•What are microexpressions?•Examples of contempt, disgust…–Apply to security screening situations - how do these work?•High cognitive effort tasks•Strategic disclosureAttributions•Attribution = explanation about a behavior–Heider – personal vs. situational–Attribution theories:•1. Jones – Correspondent Inference theory:–Infer from action :1. Did the person have a choice?2. Was the behavior expected?3. How many positive effects were
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