1. Elements of Social Perception
The situation and schemas
Social comparison and saliency
Schemas -- mental maps or blueprints for how familiar people, events or things usually work

2. Elements of Social Perception
People and non-verbal cues
Major visual cues
Face cues
Voice cues
Movement cues

3. Causal Attribution
The process by which we describe how people explain the causes of behavior
Personal Attribution -- Attributing behavior to internal characteristics of an individual
Situation Attribution -- Attributing behavior to external factors

4. Kelley’s Covariation Theory

5. Attribution Errors
Fundamental Attribution Error -- The tendency to underestimate the impact of the situation on other people’s behavior and to overestimate the role of personal causes
Actor-observer error -- The tendency to attribute our own behavior to situational causes and others to personal factors

6. Reflective Questions
How do non-verbal cues help us form impressions of individuals?
How do we arrive at motives or causes for behavior from impressions
How accurate are our causal attributions?