Formulation of tentative conceptions about others' emotions, motivations and personalities by gathering and interpreting situational and behavioral cues.
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Impression Formation
1) Non-verbal communication
- physical characteristics
- face problem/expression
- eye contact
- posture, gait, movement
- open/closed posture
- gestures
- proxemics
Two levels of assessment are involved:
Semantic - content/ what shit they talking
Expressive - tone, volume/ how the fuck they talking
3)Paralinguistic Cues
Variations in speech
- intonation, volume, pitch
- word emphasis
- pauses/hesitation
'WHO...are...YOU!!!!??'
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Impression Formation : Principles
1)Formed through direct/indirect contact
2)Evaluated from limited external information
3)Impressions partly based on stereotypes (schema)
4)First impressions initially based on outward appearance
5)Primary Effect - First impressions form a base for subsequent judgements
6)3 Levels of judgements : physical, socio-cultural, psychological
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