Social Cognition Flashcards

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Social cognition is...

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...how people think about themselves and the social world. It includes how people select, interpret, remember, and use social information to make judgments and decisions.

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Systematic bias in social cognition

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Refers to a consistent and predictable error in judgment, decision-making, or perception caused by underlying cognitive, emotional, or social processes.

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Controlled thinking

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Effortful and deliberate thinking where individuals select the right course of action carefully.

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Schemas

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Mental structures used to organize knowledge about the social world around themes and subjects.

Influence information people notice and think about.

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Stereotypes as schemas

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Schemas applied to social groups, influencing how we perceive and interact with others.

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Confirmatory hypothesis testing

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The tendency to seek information that supports existing beliefs.

Snyder and Swann (1978) - extrovert and introvert study

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Controlled thinking examples

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Includes job interviews, playing chess, and engaging in problem-solving.

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Schemas and resistance to change

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Over time, schemas become stronger and more resistant to change.

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Accessibility refers to

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how schemas and concepts are at the forefront of people’s minds and likely to be used in social judgments.

Accessibility plays a crucial role in decision-making and perception.

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Schemas aid recall by helping us remember schema-consistent information.

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They enhance memory retrieval by providing a framework.