social cognition

Question 1

schemas, accomodation and assimilation

Answer 1

characteristics we notice first.
accomodation is a new schema out of the info
assimilation is adding the info to an existing schema

Question 2

heuristics
(representative, anchoring and availability)

Answer 2

shortcuts
representative is the fulfillment of an expected image
anchoring is primacy effect
availability is how often you receive an information determines the prevelance of it in your life

Question 3

Gestalt

Answer 3

We create an image of a person due to schemas we notice, a gestalt of a person

Question 4

priming, primacy effect

Answer 4

implicit and explicit priming, makes you have an opinion on a certain topic
primacy effect is favoring the first information over the last

Question 5

halo effect

Answer 5

favoring pretty looking people

Question 6

negative bias

Answer 6

when comparing new positive info with new negative we favor the negative

Question 7

attributions, fundamental attribution error, self serving bias

Answer 7

situational or dispositional
peoples fails are their characteristics, their success is the situation
my fails are the situation and my success my characteristic

Question 8

attitudes

Answer 8

affect (emotion), behavior (approach/avoidance), cognition (knowledge)