Psychology Chp 6

Question 1

What is social cognition

Answer 1

How we interpret analyse, remember, and use info to make judgements about others in different social situations and the social world.

Question 2

what directly method?

Answer 2

provided from the person we are judging

Question 3

what indirectly method?

Answer 3

through hearing about the person we are judging.

Question 4

what is first impressions

Answer 4

First impressions are formed based on physical appearances and non-verbal cues. We believe that appearance and behaviour reflect personal characteristics.

Question 5

what is attribution?

Answer 5

An evaluation made about the causes of behaviour and the processes of making this evaluation. The cognitive process of attribution follows three distinct steps

Question 6

what is Fundamental attribution error

Answer 6

Our tendency to explain other people’s behaviour in terms of internal factors, while ignoring possible external factors.

Question 7

what is personal attribution?

Answer 7

Explanation of behaviour due to the internal characteristics of the person involved. We tend to blame the person for causing the behaviour.

Question 8

what is situational attribution?

Answer 8

Explanation due to factors external to the person involved. We tend to blame the situation for causing the behaviour.