social cognition Flashcards
(19 cards)
social cognition
any sort of thinking about people and social relationships
cognitive miser
one who is reluctant to do extra thinking
knowledge structures
organized packets of information stored in the memory
counter regulation
an example is when your diet is ruined for the day so you think you might as well eat more
attributions
inferences people make about events in their lives
heuristics
mental shortcuts that give quick, sometimes inaccurate estimates for decisions about uncertain events
representativeness heuristic
the tendency to judge the likelihood of an event by the extent to which it resembles the typical case
availability heuristic
the tendency to judge the likelihood of an event by the ease at which relevant instances come to mind
simulation heuristic
the tendency to judge the likelihood of an event by the ease with which you can imagine it
anchoring and adjustment
when estimating the likelihood of an event, ppl use a starting point (anchor) and make adjustments up and down from that point
confirmation bias
tendency to notice information that confirms your beliefs and ignore information that goes against it
illusory correlation
people overestimate the link between variables they are related only a little or not at all
base rate fallacy
the tendency to ignore information about most people to be influenced by distinctive features of the case being studied
false consensus effect
people tend to overestimate the number of people who share their beliefs
false uniqueness effect
people tend to underestimate the number of people who share their most prized characteristics
theory preservative effect
once the mind draws a conclusion, it is reluctant to change it unless overwhelming information against it is given
statistical regression/ regression to the mean
tendency for extreme scores and behaviors to return towards the mesn
tendency for extreme scores and behaviors to return towards the mean
