COMM-7009 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Fundamental Attribution Error, Physical Attractiveness, Stereotype
8 Jan 2021
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Selection: the process of determining which information we will pay attention to, influenced by stimuli, intensity, repetition, contrast or change and our motives and emotional state. Organization: the process by which we arrange information in a meaningful way using perceptual schema (physical, role, interaction, psychological constructs) Interpretation: the process of making sense of perceptions within our own minds. Negotiation: the process by which communicators influence one another"s perceptions. Stereotyping: exaggerated beliefs associated with a categorizing system. Punctuation: the determination of causes and effects in situations. Mood: emotional state influences how we view people and events. Self-concept: plays a role in how we interpret others" behaviour. Stand-point theory: the difference between the perspectives of privileged social groups and of people who have less power. Sex and gender roles psychological sex types (i. e. gender) Thinking and logic individual vs. collectivist thinking. Power distance: degree to which people accept unequal distribution of power.
