MGMT20001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Illusory Superiority, Cognitive Bias, Social Cognition
27 Jul 2018
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Perception the process of organising and interpreting sensory data to make sense of your position vis- -vis the environment. Cognitive and emotional responses brain vs. the heart. Perceptions of reality form the basis for behaviour in most aspects of our life. Especially conscious decisions where we weigh up the consequences of our actions. Can have the same stimuli but different perceptions. Our perceptions inform our decisions and actions about how we relate to other people. One of the definitive ways of defining human beings (e. g. ) social rules, conventions, cultures. We have our own conception of how other people think. This is not independent of our culture and experience. People can be self-interested and/or altruistic (e. g. ) cultural conventions beauty pageant contestants wishing winner. Theory because we can"t actually know what other people are thinking. Ability to project ourselves into another person"s thinking and anticipate how they may respond in social situations. Attributing mental states to other people (e. g. ) purpose, emotions.
