SOCIAL COGNITION

SOCIAL COGNITION1

  • How do interactions with others affect a person’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors?

  • Humans have evolved to be social beings

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY2

  • Evaluating others’ reactions when making decisions. *Facial expressions, Gestures, Verbal responses3

SOCIAL REFERENCING4

  • Evaluating others’ reactions when making decisions.

SOCIAL IDENTITY AND SOCIAL ROLES5

  • Social identity is your self-concept derived from your membership in different groups6 *Social Roles – we often ask: What position does someone occupy in society? What behaviors are occupy from him or her?

SOCIAL CUES—NON-VERBAL7

  • Why did somebody behave in a particular way? What caused the behavior?

ATTRIBUTIONS

  • Why did somebody behave in a particular way? What caused the behavior?8 Internal (dispositional) - Thoughts, Personality, Needs, Abilities External (situational) - Factors outside of the individual9, Environment, Culture, Context10

FUNDAMENTAL ATTRIBUTION ERROR11

  • A tendency to attribute others’ behavior to internal factors

ATTITUDES12

  • May include cognitive, affective, and behavioral components

COGNITIVE DISSONANCE13

  • An uncomfortable state that occurs when behavior and attitudes do not match14

STEREOTYPING15

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

PREJUDICE16

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

DISCRIMINATION17

  • The biased treatment of people based on their membership in a particular group or category18 *Often based on assumptions