PSYC 2319 Social Perception Assignment #1

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Social Psychology

Assignment: SOCIAL PERCEPTION 1

Directions: Examine your Facebook page, Twitter or Instagram accounts, texting history, email history, and so forth wherever you think that emoticons may figure prominently in your communications.

1. Which emoticons are used most often? To what extent is the universality of basic emotions reflected in the frequency with which particular emoticons are used?

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1. How might the notion of display rules account for the fact that emoticons corresponding to basic emotions may not be the emoticons that are used most frequently? More generally, what do you think are the display rules influencing the use of emoticons in email and social media? Consider not only the display rules that might influence the use of emoticons in general, but also those affecting the use of specific emoticons.

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1. To what extent do you think there might be cross-cultural variation in the use of emoticons in electronic communication? Explain your answer.

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