Social Cognition - Part 1

Cognitive miser

A person who is reluctant to use cognitive resources and takes shortcuts to understand the world.

Schema

A mental structure that helps people organize knowledge about a stimulus, making the world more predictable.

Primacy effect

The tendency to remember the first pieces of information presented when forming an impression.

Rosenthal Effect

A phenomenon where teachers' expectations about students influence their performance in school.

Scripts

Expectations about the sequence of events in well-known situations, such as going to a restaurant.

Schema-consistent information

Information that fits well with an existing schema, which is usually remembered better than inconsistent information.

Impression formation

The process of how we form judgments about a person based on the information we receive.

Expectations

Preconceived notions about how others will behave, which can influence our actions towards them.

Feedback

Information provided to individuals about their performance, which can be influenced by expectations.

Bloomers

Students who were labeled as high achievers by teachers, affecting their educational outcomes due to teacher expectations.