social cognition: thinking about the social world
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Social Cognition: Thinking about the social world. PSY141 , Week 3. Key Concepts:. Schemas Mental Shortcuts Bias in Social Cognition. Schemas. “Automatically created cognitive frameworks that help guide the way we think about and understand the world around us.” (p. 42) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Social Cognition: Thinking about the social world
PSY141, Week 3Social Cognition: Thinking about the social world
Key Concepts:SchemasMental ShortcutsBias in Social Cognition
SchemasAutomatically created cognitive frameworks that help guide the way we think about and understand the world around us. (p. 42)
Create through experienceActivated (primed) through a stimulus
SchemasBirthday partyWeddingBar/clubTTC
HeuristicsMental Shortcuts allow for quick thinking
Organic = Brand names =
Sources of BiasIllusion of controlThinking you can control the uncontrollableOptimistic biasOverconfidence barrierBeing overly optimistic about our abilities