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Algebraic impressions

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Impressions of others that continually change as we add and subtract positive or negative information that we learn about them.

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Halo effect

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A tendency to interpret anything another person says or does in a favorable light because you have a positive Gestalt of that person.

Ex: If you have a positive Gestalt of a person and they telling about something bad they did, you will write it off as that the person must have been justified in what they did.

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Horn effect

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A tendency to interpret anything another person says or does in a negative light because you have a negative Gestalt of that person.

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Personality

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An individuals characteristic way of thinking, feeling, and acting. Strongly influences others perceptions of us.

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What are the five big personality traits?

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  1. Openness
  2. Conscientiousness
  3. Extraversion
  4. Agreeableness
  5. Neuroticism
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Openness

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The degree to which a person is willing to consider new ideas and take an interest in culture.

High openness: more imaginative, creative, and interested in seeking out new experiences than those low in openness

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Conscientiousness

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The degree to which a person is organized and persistent in pursuing goals.

People high in conscientiousness are methodical, well-organized, and dutiful.

Low openness: less careful, less focused, and more easily distracted.

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Extraversion

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The degree to which a person is interested in interacting regularly with others and actively seeks out interpersonal encounters.

High: outgoing and sociable
Low: Quiet and reserved

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Agreeableness

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The degree to which a person is trusting, friendly, and cooperative.

Low: aggressive, suspicious, and uncooperative.

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Neuroticism

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The degree to which a person experiences negative thoughts about oneself.

High: Prone to insecurity and emotional distress
Low: relaxed, less emotional, and less prone to distress.

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Gestalt

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a general sense of a person that is either positive or negative. Made through discerning a few traits, drawing on information in our schemata and arriving at a judgement based on those traits.

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ingroupers

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People you consider fundamentally similar to yourself because of their interests, affiliations, or backgrounds.

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Outgroupers

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People you consider fundamentally different from you because of their interests, affiliations, or backgrounds.

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Internal attribution

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Attributing someones good or bad behavior to some internal characteristic or personality trait.

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External behavior

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Attributing someones good or bad behavior to some external circumstance that happened to them.