Social Cognition Terms Review

The study of how people influence & are influenced by other people.

• Social psychology.

• Social cognition.

• Self-concept.

• Self-esteem.

Mental processes through which people perceive & react to individuals & groups.

• Social psychology.

• Social cognition.

• Self-concept.

• Self-esteem.

Our belief of who we are.

• self-concept

• self-esteem

• social comparisons

• reference groups

Our beliefs of how worthy we are.

• self-concept

• self-esteem

• social comparisons

• reference groups

Psychologist who developed the theory of social comparisons.

• Leon Spinks.

• Leon Festinger.

• Neon Leon.

• Leon McCulloch.

People evaluate themselves in relation to others.

• Social Comparisons

• Reference Groups

• Downward Social Comparison

• Relative Deprivation

Category of people who you think you belong to & compare yourself to.

• Social Comparisons.

• Reference Groups.

• Downward Social Comparison.

• Relative Deprivation.

Comparing to those who are not very good in order to protect our self-esteem. For example, Dr. Cesar compares his singing ability to Jacob Adams when Matt states that his voice could break a window.

• Downward Social Comparison

• Relative Deprivation

• Social Identity Theory

• Social Perception

The sense that a person is not doing as well as others in the same reference group.

• Relative Deprivation

• Social Identity Theory

• Social Perception

• Schemas

Beliefs about groups in which we belong.

• Social Identity Theory.

• Social Perception.

• Schemas.

• Self-fulfilling Prophecy.