PSYC 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Fundamental Attribution Error, Social Perception, List Of Memory Biases
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Social psychology: branch of psychology concerned with the way individuals" thoughts, feelings and behaviors are influenced by others. Final impressions of people are drastically affected by just one piece of information, usually referred to as central traits. During interaction with people, a person is usually engaged in person. E ff e c t s perception: the process of forming impressions of others. People show considerable ingenuity in piecing together clues about others" characteristics: impressions can usually be inaccurate due to biases and fallacies that. S c h e m v e a s occur in personal perception. Factors that influence person perception t y p e s. People attribute characteristics such as sociable, friendly, poised, warm, competent, and well-adjusted to those who are good looking. Research on physical variables in person perception facial features that are similar to infant features influence perceptions of honesty (baby-faced people viewed as more honest). c t i v e.
