processes that underpin social cognition and social knowledge about ourselves and others. In so doing‚ consider those factors that influence the accuracy of our perceptions. How do we make sense of others and ourselves? Are the judgments we make within a social context formed on the basis of our social knowledge alone? How accurate are our perceptions of the people that occupy our daily lives both those familiar to us as well as strangers? What factors distort or influence these perceptions and
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1. Discuss the topic of social cognition and in particular the role of heuristics in the way we process information. Briefly describe two different heuristics and give examples of how and when they might be used as well as problems connected with their use. The manner in which we interpret‚ analyze‚ remember‚ and use information about the social world is known as social cognition to social psychologists. This process has a large effect on our daily lives as we interact socially. The thought processes
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The Dark Side of Social Cognition: The Availability Heuristic‚ Self-Fulfilling Prophecies‚ and Expectancy-Congruent Memory in Relation to Social Stereotyping Throughout history‚ the topic of how we think about others has been the subject of much attention by psychologists‚ philosophers‚ theologians‚ historians‚ and laypeople alike. Despite our best efforts in recent decades to create a diverse‚ egalitarian society‚ stereotypes still haunt every corner of American life. Though many
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To what extent does cognition control emotion? Cognition and emotion are inextricably linked. The debate over their connection dates back even to Greek philosophy. Marcus Aurelius meditated “If you are distressed by anything external‚ the pain is not due to the thing itself‚ but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment” (cited in Ochsner & Gross‚ 2005‚ p.243). This statement epitomized the puzzle: Are emotions entirely subject to cognitive interpretation
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Chapyer 7: Cognition Cognition: The mental activities associated with thought‚ decision making‚ language‚ and other higher mental processes. Basic Element of Thought: Concepts‚ Propositions‚ Images A) Concepts: 1- Concrete concept: Concrete is something that can be seen or known. 2- Abstract concepts (logical & Natural): A concept that you can not always see or touch. Logical concepts: Concepts that can be clearly defined by a set of rules or properties. Ex: A Triangle can be
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Cognition What is cognition? What is cognitive psychology? Why is this area relevant to contemporary psychology? Cognition the mental process of acquiring knowledge and understanding. These processes include thinking‚ knowing‚ remembering‚ judging. This science is very important when making decisions about human behavior patterns. These are high-level functions of the brain and include language‚ imagination‚ perception‚ and planning. Cognitive psychology is the division of psychology that looks
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Cognitions are thoughts. Dissonance means clashing. The influential thoughts of cognitive dissonance states that contradicting or clashing thoughts cause discomfort. That is‚ we have a need for consistency in our thought‚ perceptions‚ and images of ourselves (Cooper‚ Mirablie‚ & Scher‚ 2005; Festinger‚ 1957). Inconsistency‚ then‚ can motivate people to make their thoughts or attitudes agree with their actions (Oskampe & Schultz‚ 2005). The theory of cognitive dissonance in social psychology proposes
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both abstract knowledge and specific examples about a particular social object. It ‘provides hypotheses about incoming stimuli‚ which includes plans for interpreting and gathering schema-related information. Schemas therefore give us some sense of prediction and control of the social world. They guide what we attend to‚ what we perceive‚ what we remember and what we infer. All schemas appear to serve similar functions – they all influence the encoding (taking in and interpretation) of new information
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My goal in this paper will be to answers the question required based on the viewing of the movie “Rain Man”. Looking at the movie from a therapist view and not as a lay person‚ I will begin by giving a brief synopsis of the movie and move on to focus directly on my response to each question using the main character as my reference point. Synopsis “Self-centered‚ avaricious Californian Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise) is informed that his long-estranged father has died. Expecting at least a portion
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Social cognition is a concept that is imperative in interpersonal relationships. It is the idea that individuals “must consider how people around them are likely to think about‚ behave in‚ and react to various situations” (Ormond‚ 2015‚ p.252). Social cognition requires involvement of mirror neurons‚ but it also “requires involvement of the prefrontal cortex in order to draw reasonable inferences about why other individuals are behaving and feeling in certain ways” (Ormond‚ 2015‚ p.252). Throughout
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