Social Cognition 2021

An _________________refers to the way we evaluate and look at something, be it a person, object, concept, circumstance or event

• Attitude

• Behaviour

• Belief

• Value

What characteristics do attitudes have?

• They involve an evaluation

• You are born with them

• They are learn 't through experiences

• They are what is important to you

• They are settled and stable

What is your acceptance of something, without proof?

• An attitude

• A Value

• A Belief

• A Pseudoscience

'Attitudes' are formed through the

• Tri-component model of attitudes

• Bi-component model of attitudes

• The ABC model of attitudes

• The Fly-component model of attitudes

What does the 'ABC' stand for in the Tri-component model of attitudes?

• Affective

• Attutude

• Behavioural

• Beliefs

• Cognitive

What does the term 'affect' refer to?

• actions

• beliefs

• feelings

• thoughts

What are the two limitations of the tri-component model of attitudes?

• The model does not include a cognitive aspect

• You can have an attitude without expressing it in behaviours

• You can experience 'cognitive dissonance' when your affect, behavior and cognitions do not align.

• Your attitudes are not stable and can change quickly.

First impressions are a type of;

• Indirect judgement: These occur by hearing information about them from another person or source, without interacting with the person.

• Direct judgement: These occur from direct interactions we have with the person. E.g. Through observing them or interacting with them.

___________are a belief we hold about a group of people and the characteristics that members of that group share.

• Prejudice

• Discrimination

• Stereotypes

Why do we stereotype?

• It is fun

• To make our social world easier to navigate, by applying what we know about one person to others who have similar characteristics.

• In order to create distrust of others

• To make our social world harder to navigate