SOCIAL COGNITION Flashcards

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DEFINE SOCIAL COGNITION:

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how we interpret, analyse and remember and use information judgements on people in dif social situations.

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PERSON PERCEPTION:

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the mental process we use to make judgements of others (whether theyre friends, strangers, etc)

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PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

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most important characteristic once making a first impression

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THE HALO EFFECT:

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one quality of a person which influences our beliefs and expectations of their other qualities

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SALIENCE DETECTION IS? GIVE EXAMPLES

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  • personal characteristics which are distinctive
  • RACE
    -GENDER
    PHYSICAL APPEAR ANCE
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STEREOTYPE:

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assumptions we make of people who belong in certain groups

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WHAT IS PERSON PERCEPTION BASED ON?

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  • body language
  • eye contact
  • facial expression
  • personal space
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EXAMPLE OF PERSEON PERCEPTION:

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WHEN YOU MEET A NEW CO-WORKER THAT IS HAPPY, YOU ASSUME THEY ARE FRIENDLY AND GENEROUS.

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BODY LANGUAGE

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  • a physical behaviour that allows us to make quick judgements of them.
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EYE CONTACT

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direct eye to eye contact of another person

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TYPES OF EYE CONTACTS:
- too much
- not enough
- maintained

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TOO MUCH: ANGER, OR THREAT
NOT ENOUGH: BOREDOM, DIS INTEREST
MAINTAINED: HONEST AND LIKEABLE

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FACIAL EXPRESSIONS:

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facial gestures that convey emotions and attitudes.

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PERSONAL SPACE:

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a personal bubble which indicates as our personal territory.

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INTERPERSONAL SPACE:

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how close and far away one should be when communicating with others

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TRI-COMPONENT MODEL OF ATTITUDES: (ABC)

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3 different components of attitudes
(affective, behavioural and cognitive)

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AFFECTIVE COMPONENT:

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the emotional or feeling of an attitude

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BEHAVIOURAL COMPONENT:

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our actions towards the attitude

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COGNITITIVE COMPONENT:

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reflects what a person believes to be true

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COGNITIVE DISSONANCE:

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feeling discomfort or guilt because they are behaving differently to how they should behave

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HOW CAN STEREOTYPES BE HARMFUL?

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  • over-generalised
  • in accurate information