The Perception of People examines key topics in psychology to explore how we make sense of other people (and ourselves). The book provides an up-to-date and detailed account of psychological research in this area, focusing in particular on the social cognitive approach to person perception. It also considers the involvement of culture in cognition, describing how culture and language influence the way we think and speak about others. Ideal reading for students of social psychology, this engaging text will also be useful in related subject areas such as communication studies and media studies.
The Perception of People examines key topics in psychology to explore how we make sense of other people (and ourselves). The book provides an up-to-date and detailed account of psychological research in this area, focusing in particular on the social cognitive approach to person perception. It also considers the involvement of culture in cognition, describing how culture and language influence the way we think and speak about others. Ideal reading for students of social psychology, this engaging text will also be useful in related subject areas such as communication studies and media studies.
Perry R. Hinton has taught psychology for many years in a number of British universities. His research is in the area of stereotyping and intercultural communication, with a particular interest in Western media interpretation of Japanese popular culture. He has previously written two books on the topic of person perception: The Psychology of Interpersonal Perception and Stereotypes, Cognition and Culture.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Introduction 2. Seeing things - and people 3. The categorical perception of people 4. The nature of social inference 5. Motivation and person perception 6. Expectation, influence and society 7. Culture and common sense 8. Stories of the self and others 9. Stereotypes, cognition and culture 10. Postscript
1. Introduction 2. Seeing things - and people 3. The categorical perception of people 4. The nature of social inference 5. Motivation and person perception 6. Expectation, influence and society 7. Culture and common sense 8. Stories of the self and others 9. Stereotypes, cognition and culture 10. Postscript
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