W1L1 Flashcards
(9 cards)
Social cognition is an area of psychology which focuses on ________ processes that are involved when individuals make sense of, navigate in their social world.
Cognitive.
Social cognition investigates ________________ involved in social situations.
Mental mechanisms.
Plato introduced what view of the mind?
The tripartite view.
The triparite view of the mind is made of what three things?
- The rational soul (cognition, reason)
- Will (volition, moral judgment)
- Animal soul (motivation and emotion)
What is the main point behind Plato’s analogy of the cave?
Perceptions and thoughts are not always accurate.
The checker-shadow illusion is an example of what?
False perception.
What did Descartes endorse, when it came to the mind and body problem?
Dualism.
What’s the difference between reflexive and reflective acts?
Reflexive involves the actual body and are automatic.
Reflective actions are deliberate.
The mind and body interacts through the _________
Pineal gland.
