4.1.C—Explain how person perception applies to behavior and mental processes. UNIT 4 Social Psychology and Personality

Explain how person perception applies to behavior and mental processes. UNIT 4 Social Psychology and Personality

• People’s perception of how much they like something can be influenced by the mere exposure effect. The mere exposure effect occurs when people are exposed to a stimulus repeatedly over time, which causes them to like the stimulus more.
• People can behave in ways that elicit behaviors from others that confirm their beliefs or perceptions about themselves or others (selffulfilling prophecy).
• Social comparison is a type of person perception that occurs when people evaluate themselves based on comparisons to other members of society or social circles. Social comparison can be upward or downward. People often judge their own sense of deprivation relative to others (relative deprivation).