Chattis - social cog Flashcards
What are the fundamental questions social cognition asks?
How do we interpret social information? How do these cognitive processes shape our interactions?
What is the role of the social agent?
The social agent perceives, interprets, and responds to social information to navigate social environments.
What are the assumptions of social cognitive research?
Cognitive representations, identification of processes, interdisciplinary methodology, application.
What is the difference between automatic and controlled cognitive systems?
Automatic processes are fast, intuitive, and harder to change; controlled processes are logical and effortful.
What is priming?
Prior exposure to a stimulus increases sensitivity to subsequent stimuli.
What is proceduralization?
Automation through repeated execution of the same process.
What are the social factors influencing whether cognition is automatic or controlled?
Belonging, Understanding, Controlling, Enhancing self, Trusting in-group (BUCKET framework).
What are some methods used to study what others are thinking?
Experience-sampling, probes, think-aloud, naturalistic social cognition, role-play participation.
Describe unimode models.
All cognition exists on a spectrum; no fundamental difference between automatic and controlled processes.
Why do we have cognitive processes for social cognition?
Cognitive efficiency, social flexibility, adaptability, survival, understanding self and others.
What is the dual-stage two-phase model of selective attention?
Stage 1: Automatic perceptual filtering. Stage 2: Controlled category-based evaluation.
What is the difference between attention and encoding?
Attention is selective focus on information; encoding is transforming stimuli into mental representations.
What is the anger vs. happy superiority effect?
Angry faces are detected more easily (threat detection), but happy faces promote cooperation.
What are the neural correlates of face perception?
FFA, visual cortex, insula, IOG, IFG.
What is self-regulation?
Controlling thoughts, emotions, and behaviors to achieve goals and adapt to social norms.
What is Tesser’s Self-Evaluation Maintenance (SEM) model?
Social comparisons influence self-esteem; we either reflect or compare ourselves to others.
What is Terror Management Theory?
Self-esteem and cultural worldviews help buffer existential anxiety about death.
What is a self-concept?
Perceptions, feelings, and attitudes a person has about themselves.
What is social projection?
Assuming others share similar traits, preferences, and behaviors as oneself.
What is attribution?
Explaining causes of behaviors and events based on dispositional or situational factors.
What is cognitive dissonance?
Mental discomfort from conflicting attitudes and behaviors; resolved through attitude change.
What is stereotype threat?
Fear of confirming negative stereotypes can impact performance.
What is implicit association?
Unconscious linking of concepts in memory, affecting judgments and behavior.
