Social cognition part 1

Question 1

What is social cognition

Answer 1

Theories and the studies that illustrate, examine and /or support them. The mental process that underlie human social behavior. What people are thinking about others

Question 2

Define social categorization

Answer 2

To group people together that have shared characteristics

Favours simplification to predict things

Question 3

Who studies social categorization first?

Answer 3

Fiske and neuberg

Question 4

Define priming in terms of stereotypes

Answer 4

Activating one stimulus starts the processing of another stimulus that is similar

Question 5

Define chronically accessible concepts

Answer 5

Concepts that are routinely more accessible and sensitive to triggers (e.g. strongly held political beliefs

Question 6

Schemas defintion

Answer 6

Making structures made from previous info about objects from specific categories. Defien expectancies about those groups

Question 7

What can dominate over traits?

Answer 7

Role schemas

Question 8

What is primacy?

Answer 8

Information that cues schemas

Question 9

We use schemas that»>

Answer 9

Attract our attention
Have previously been primed
Are consistent with our current feelings
Are relevant to controlling outcomes

Question 10

Define heuristics

Answer 10

using experience to learn and improve

Question 11

Where can you find the stufff for stope and gaunt on the test

Answer 11

in the book on page 79 top right