The Role of Construals Flashcards
1
Q
What are construals?
A
how we interpret situations and behaviours and how we make inferences about the context and the people we are encountering
2
Q
What is the role of stereotypes in construals?
A
We construe people in light of the stereotypes they call up
3
Q
How do construals helps us understand situations?
A
Our comprehension of even the simplest physical stimuli is the result of construal processes that make use of well developed knowledge structure
