Social Cognition

Question 1

Automatic thinking

Answer 1

quick, effortless, automatic

Question 2

Controlled thinking

Answer 2

more effort, deliberate

Question 3

Schema

Answer 3

a mental structure that includes organized sets of cognitions about concepts or stimuli and their relations to other things
Pros: aid in info processing, help us understand the world
Cons: can provide us with inaccurate information

Question 4

Automatic Thinking can lead to…

Answer 4

1) biased memory of information
2) biased interpretation and processing of information
3) biased judgment and decision-making

Question 5

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

Answer 5

when beliefs about an outcome help to bring about that outcome

Question 6

Belief Perseverance

Answer 6

the tendency to maintain beliefs even after they have been discredited

Question 7

Cognitive Heuristic

Answer 7

mental shortcut
Pros: aid in info processing
Cons: not always accurate

Question 8

Representative Heuristic

Answer 8

when classifying something, we largely ask “Is it representative of this category?”
- classify objects on basis of similarity to category
- can lead to errors because of the base rate fallacy

Question 9

Availability Heuristic

Answer 9

when determining likelihood of an event, we largely base our judgment on ease with which the event comes to mind
- base rate fallacy also a problem