ISBN:
9780863778285
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (248 p)
Series Statement:
Social Psychology: A Modular Course
Parallel Title:
Print version Social Cognition : How Individuals Construct Social Reality
DDC:
302
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
How do people think about the world? How do individuals make sense of their complex social environment? What are the underlying mechanisms that determine our understanding of the social world? Social cognition - the study of the specific cognitive processes that are involved when we think about the social world - attempts to answer these questions. Social cognition is an increasingly important and influential area of social psychology, impacting on areas such as attitude change and person perception. This introductory textbook provides the student with comprehensive coverage of the core topics
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Series preface; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: What is social cognition research about?; Making sense: Constructing social reality; Different perspectives on the social thinker; The cognitive component of social cognition; What is social about social cognition?; Overview: The structure of this book; Chapter summary; 2 A first look at social cognition: General framework and basic assumptions; Overview: Main ingredients and steps in information processing; General themes underlying the construction of social reality
Description / Table of Contents:
The sequence of information processingChapter summary; 3 Memory organization as a key to understanding social cognition; How is information organized in memory?; How is information retrieved?; Linking old to new information; Controlling the consequences of activated information; Using implicit social cognition for diagnostic purposes; Chapter summary; 4 Judgmental heuristics in social cognition; Introduction; What are judgmental heuristics?; Availability heuristic; Representativeness heuristic; Anchoring and adjustment; Other heuristics in the judgmental process
Description / Table of Contents:
Specific stimulus characteristics as the basis for heuristic judgmentsAlternative explanations and further developments; Concluding remarks; Chapter summary; 5 The use of information in judgments; Using what's on your mind!; Cognitive aspects of information use; The communication of judgments; The inclusion/exclusion model; Motivational aspects of information use; The role of knowledge; Chapter summary; 6 Testing hypotheses in social interaction: How cognitive processes are constrained by environmental data; Social hypothesis testing: Updating knowledge in the light of environmental data
Description / Table of Contents:
Completing the hypothesis-testing paradigm: Verification effects at various stages of cognitive processingChapter summary; 7 Beyond cold information processing: The interplay of affect and cognition; Introduction; Mood and evaluative judgments; Mood and processing style; Chapter summary; 8 Concluding remarks; Glossary; References; Author index; Subject index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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