Person Perception Practical use of Perception
Traits Descriptive characteristics of people (These are the things our brain uses to group)
Conceptualization Organization of traits into categories “Chunking” = SS#, phone numbers, license plate #
Conceptualization gives meaning Blue Horse President love wine father marriage war capitol TV gray
Conceptualization Gives sense of order, constancy, and regularity to the world
Central Traits A characteristic that has a strong effect on our overall evaluation of a person
Halo Effect Belief that when an individual possesses one trait, we assume they possess certain other traits. (we make this judgment even as young as nursery school). Can be both positive or negative example of positive- Charisma
Primacy First impressions set the tone for future interaction and beliefs Items learned first will be interfere with those most recently learned
Recency Tendency to be influenced by what we just observed
Read the handout Match the different organizers to the examples!!