Unit 2 Exam Revision

Question 1

What is social cognition?

Answer 1

The process of interpreting, analysing, remembering and using information to make judgements about others in different situations

Question 2

What are attributions?

Answer 2

Attributions are evaluations made about the causes of behaviour and the processes of these evaluations

Question 3

What is an attitude?

Answer 3

an evaluation a person makes about an object, person, group etc.

Question 4

What is the Tri-Component model of attitudes?

Question 5

What are the three components of the Tri-component model of attitudes?

Answer 5

Affective component, Behavioural component, Cognitive component

Question 6

What is the affective component of the tri-component model?

Answer 6

emotions and feelings towards something

Question 7

What is the behavioural component of the tri-component model?

Answer 7

actions and behaviours that reflect one’s point of view

Question 8

What is the cognitive component of the tri-component model?

Answer 8

thoughts and beliefs about something

Question 9

What is stereotyping?

Answer 9

grouping people into a category based on common characteristics