Barriers to Accurate PerceptionsBarriers to Accurate Perceptions

Particular Shortcuts and their Particular Shortcuts and their ProblemsProblems

Implicit Personality TheoryImplicit Personality Theory

A group of characteristics leads to A group of characteristics leads to another characteristic another characteristic

““Opposite” of stereotypesOpposite” of stereotypes

Special Case: Halo EffectSpecial Case: Halo Effect– Already possesses positive, assign more Already possesses positive, assign more

positivepositive– Already possesses negative, assign Already possesses negative, assign

more negativemore negative

StereotypingStereotyping

Fixed impression of a group of Fixed impression of a group of people, often triggered by a single people, often triggered by a single traittrait

““opposite” of implicit personality opposite” of implicit personality theory; both shortcuts based on theory; both shortcuts based on traitstraits

Error of schemaError of schema

AttributionAttribution

A group of errors assigning A group of errors assigning motivation or rationale for behaviormotivation or rationale for behavior

3 General Errors3 General Errors– Self-serving biasSelf-serving bias

Accept positive, reject negativeAccept positive, reject negative

– OverattributionOverattributionUse of stereotype to explainUse of stereotype to explain

– Fundamental Attribution ErrorFundamental Attribution ErrorOvervalue internal, undervalue externalOvervalue internal, undervalue external