This document discusses several concepts from social psychology including first impressions, the halo effect, stereotypes, confirmation bias, and non-verbal communication. It defines each concept and provides examples. First impressions are formed instantly upon first encountering someone based on their appearance and characteristics. The halo effect is a cognitive bias where positive qualities are associated with other positive qualities in a person. Stereotypes involve making inferences about people based on their social categories. Confirmation bias refers to favoring information that confirms one's beliefs. Non-verbal communication conveys emotions through gestures, facial expressions, and other non-verbal cues.

1. Social Psychology
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2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Confirmation Bias
- Tendency of people to favour information that
confirms their belief or opinion.

6. 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

7. 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.

8. The End
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