PSYCH 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Mirror Neuron, Psych
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The study of how we form impressions of other people and make inferences about them: in other words, how we observe and try to explain the behaviour of others. Why does this matter: helps people understand and predict the social world, evolutionary perspective: accurate social perceptions ensures our survival. Nonverbal behaviour: we get a lot from what others say verbally, but accurately reading nonverbal behaviour can be just as (or more) important. Facial expression, tone of voice, gestures, body posture/movement, use of touch, eye gaze: nonverbal behaviour can communicate emotions, attitudes, and personality. Can also substitute for verbal messages: people tend to mimic nonverbal behaviour of others. Facial expressions: interesting gender effect: people are faster and more accurate to judge anger in a male face and happiness in a female face. One part of the face registers one emotion, but another part of the face registers another: duchenne (genuine, full smile, wide mouth corners/crows feet near eyes) vs non-
