Social Psychology

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Group members: Claudwie Tan Wan Sien / 0317997

Nhat Dinh / 0313309

Ang Wei Yi / 0317885

First Impression

- One person first encounters another person and

forms a mental image of that person.

- Not deliberate & instantaneous:

a quick glance / for someone to evaluate you for

the first time

- Characteristics:

age / race / culture / language / gender / physical

appearance /accent / posture

Halo Effect

- People tend to associate a good quality with other

positive qualities, and vice versa.

- Cognitive bias:

an observer's overall impression of a person

influences his or her feelings and thoughts about

that entity's character.

- Occurs without our active awareness

Stereotype

- The process by which we draw inferences about

others base on knowledge of the categories to

which they belong.

- A self-fulfilling prophecy

- What is beautiful or attractive is good effect:

physically attractive people are superior to others

Confirmation Bias

- Tendency of people to favour information that

confirms their belief or opinion.

Non Verbal Communication

- Non-verbal cues:

behaviours / gestures / eye contacts / expressions

- Emotional expression:

observable verbal & non-verbal behaviours

(communicate an individual’s internal emotions to

others)

- Facial expressions:

information can be conveyed with a smile or a

frown

References

1. Robby K. (2012). Don't Judge Foreign English Speakers by

Their Mistakes. English Harmony. Retrieved December 7, 2014.

From http://englishharmony.com/don’t-judge-by-mistakes/.

2. Rob Capps. (2012). First Impressions: The Science of Meeting

People. WIRED. Retrieved December 7, 2014. From

http://www.wired.com/2012/11/amy-cuddy-first-impressions/.

3. Chia, Y.P. (2014). Conformity and Group Behaviour

[PowerPoint]. Retrieved December 7, 2014. From

http://goo.gl/0pSKzQ.

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