PSY-0001 Lecture : 11-27-12.docx
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11 27 12: we form first impressions very quickly, based on a wide range of verbal, nonverbal, and social cues, their influence can be hard to shake, thin slice evaluations often converge with judgment based on more information, thin slices, teacher ratings from ps viewing less than a min of silent video, evaluations of physicians from ps who just hear tone of voice, power of expectations, we like consistency, what we expect then colors what we actually see, affects our perceptions, ex: music played backwards, confirmation bias, tendency to interpret, seek and even create information that verifies existing beliefs, we see what we want/expect to see, how expectations change the way we seek out information, select questions for a get acquainted interview with fellow student, ps let to believe partner will be introverted or extroverted, expectation influences question choice, create behavior that is different based on our expectations.
