Goffman identified a gaze pattern we follow when we don’t plan to converse with someone we encounter. It consists of brief eye contact followed immediately by gaze aversion. What is this pattern called?

a. civil inattention
b. civil salutation
c. civil disobedience
d. civil sighting

a. civil inattention

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Mr. Nguyen may have committed which perceptual error? Explain your answer. What will be an ideal response?

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Describe the halo effect and comment on the importance of symmetry and proportionality in facial attractiveness.

What will be an ideal response?

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