Social Cognition

Flashcard 1

• Front: What is Social Cognition?1

• Back: How interactions with others affect a person’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Humans have evolved to be social beings.

Flashcard 2

• Front: What is Social Psychology?2

• Back: Evaluating others’ reactions when making decisions, considering facial expressions, gestures, and verbal responses. 3

Flashcard 3

• Front: What is Social Referencing?4

• Back: Evaluating others’ reactions when making decisions.

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• Front: What are Social Identity and Social Roles?5

• Back: Social identity is your self-concept derived from group memberships. Social roles define a person's position in society and expected behaviors.6

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• Front: What are Social Cues?7

• Back: Non-verbal cues that explain why someone behaved a particular way and what caused the behavior?

Flashcard 6

• Front: What are Attributions?

• Back: Explanations for why people behave in a certain way.8 Can be internal (thoughts, personality, needs, abilities) or external (factors outside the individual, environment, culture, context).910

Flashcard 7

• Front: What is the Fundamental Attribution Error?11

• Back: The tendency to attribute others’ behavior to internal factors.

Flashcard 8

• Front: What are Attitudes?12

• Back: May include cognitive, affective, and behavioral components

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• Front: What is Cognitive Dissonance?13

• Back: An uncomfortable state that occurs when behavior and attitudes do not match.14

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• Front: What is Stereotyping?15

• Back: A simplified set of traits that are associated with group membership.

Flashcard 11

• Front: What is Prejudice?16

• Back: A preconceived opinion or attitude about an issue, person, or group.

Flashcard 12

• Front: What is Discrimination?17

• Back: Biased treatment of people based on group membership, often based on assumptions.18