Ch. 8 Social Cognition Flashcards
stereotype*
a special type of social knowledge structure or social belief
- represent socially shared beliefs about characteristics y behaviors of a particular social group
age-based double standard
standard that operates when an individual attributes an older person’s failures in memory as more serious than a memory failure observed in a YA
implicit stereotyping
automatic, unconscious stereotypes
stereotype threat
fear of being judged in accordance w/ a negative stereotype about a group to which you belong
(ie) job hires based on age rather than capability
self-perception of aging**
individual’s perceptions of their own age y aging
labeling theory**
argues when we confront an age-related stereotype, older adults are more likely to integrate it into their self-perception
resilience theory**
argues confronting a (-) stereotype results in rejection of that view in favor of a more positive self-perception
impression formation
the way we form y revise first impressions about others
negativity bias
when ppl allow their initial (-) impressions stand despite subsequent positive info b/c (-) info was more striking to them y thus affected them more strongly
hold on to y notice more (-) things
- increases w/ age
social knowledge / beliefs
a cognitive structure that represents one’s general knowledge about a given social concept or domain
(ie) women should value marriage over their career
source judgment**
process of assessing knowledge wherein one attempts to determine where one obtained a particular piece of info
knowledge accessibility based
availability
accessibility
social beliefs depend on
(1) specific content
(2) strengths of beliefs
(3) automatically activated
causal attributions*
explanations for behavior that can be situational or dispositional
situational attribution*
an explanation for someone’s behavior that is external to the person
- explain behavior based on environment
(ie) flunk test b/c too hard
