Person Perception and Attribution
Person perception is of great importance in everyday life and human science. Judgment of other people's characteristics and intentions is important for suc cessfully planning actions within a social environment. Questions about the formation of impressions and causal attributions are central t...
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| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1989, 1989
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1989 |
| Series: | Springer Series in Social Psychology
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. The First Impression
- Central Characteristics and Gestalt Perception
- Implicit Personality Theories Complete the First Impression
- Daring: Courage or Recklessness? Implicational Variety of Trait Adjectives
- Cognitive Representation of Persons
- Halo Effects: When Single Items of Information Are Dominated by the Overall Impression
- Order of Presentation of Information
- The First Impression: Practical Applications
- 2. Reasoning in Impression Formation
- Uncovering Relationships
- Subjective Probability Models of Stereotypes
- 3. Stereotypes
- Definitions and History of Research
- Areas of Stereotype Research
- Theories About Stereotypes
- Stereotype Research — Practical Applications
- 4. Attribution: Theories
- Causal Relations
- The Naive Analysis of Behavior
- Causal Schemata
- Discounting and Augmentation
- The Covariation Principle
- The Theory of Correspondent Inference
- Self-Perception
- Differing Perception of Causes by Actors and Observers
- Motivational Influences on the Attribution Process
- Attribution of Responsibility and Blame
- 5. Attribution: Applications
- Social Motives and Attribution: Achievement Behavior and Helping
- Self-fulfilling Prophecies and Processes of Expectation Confirmation
- Vocal Communication: Nonverbal Cues and Social Perception
- Person Perception in Social Interaction: Practical Areas of Application
- References
- Author Index