Discussion Question

1.)

Students are to observe two or more adults unknown to the observer. The student must not be able to hear the subjects being observed and those being observed must not be wearing a uniform of any kind as this would provide information about their occupation to the observer. Students must describe the environment and the people being observed, i.e., age, gender, dress, etc. Discuss the nonverbal communication, i.e. eye contact, body position and any other nonverbal behavior. Provide your interpretation of the relationship between those being observed. Be very discrete and do not have a conversation with those being observed. (700words)

2.)

Discusses four types of perceptual distortions: stereotyping, halo effects, selective perception, and projection. Define each of these and provide an example for each. (700words)

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For each question, content should be 700 words each. Also provide 3 references for each question. References must and should cited in APA format.

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Part 1 Question

Examining people without actually talking to them is an important aspect of physiology (Hall, 2015). The number of people observed in this matter was 3. Of the three, I got to understand various aspects that I will outline here. First of all, the people were behind an opaque glass and while there behind, they had different sets of clothes and no particular uniform. It is also essential to note that I could not hear what the people were saying despite the fact that I am sure some of them appeared to say something. Moreover, I can assume the ages of the various people in the group. One of them appeared to be around 20 years old and I can tell this from the lack of a wrinkly face. The second person that I got to observe appeared to be in his early 60s and the reason for this is that he seemed way composed to be beyond seventy years and a little bit wrinkly to be in his 50s.

(1,589 words)