PSYCH 1X03 Lecture 13: Forming impressions
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Experiences allow you to make automatic judgments to categorize the personality and behavior of others which in turn can influences judgment. Social perceptions (conscious and unconscious): influences how you interpret your behavior and the behaviors of individuals and groups. Interpreting behaviors may lead you to form an impression that may or may not accurately represent the circumstances. Typical: less information is available to infer an underlying cause to the behavior. Uncommon: gives lots of information than common/typical behavior: intended consequences of the behavior: consider intentions and motives behind a particular behavior. Ex, anti-cigarette ad sponsored by a tobacco company may cause you to suspect a hidden motivation or goal was driving the sponsoring. Q: one day as jake is walking in the student center, a girl that he knows from one of his classes stops him to say hello and ask how his weekend was.
