The title of the video on you tube is: SUSAN BOYLE 1st [HD] or you can also google this fallowing words to find video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jca_p_3FcWA) The lengths of video is 7 minutes and 31 seconds Once you have watch the video, answer each of the following questions: 1. Piers Morgan said her performance was surprising and an extraordinary shock. The audience’s perceptions changed as they went from jeering to cheering for Susan Boyle as her performance started. What is your reaction to the video?
- What are common tendencies in perception? Refer to the textbook, pp.118-124. Identify the following: we make snap judgments (which can sometimes involve stereotypes); we cling to first impressions; we are influenced by our expectations; and we are influenced by the obvious. Do all equally apply here?
- Explain your understanding of empathy. Refer to the textbook, pp.126-130.
- In subsequent years, the media revealed that Susan Boyle has Asperger’s Syndrome, and was bullied as a young child. How would Susan Boyle have benefited from empathy? What can people do to increase their empathy with others?
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