PSYC 215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Implicit Stereotype, Oneword, List Of Countries By Intentional Homicide Rate

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 215
• Professor: Mark Baldwin

Document Summary

Psyc215 lecture 6 motivation and cognition. Na ve scientist we"re like the ideal scientist in our social life, we"re just trying to know what"s true. Motivated reasoning our gathering and judgement of information is influenced by our motivations. Thinking is for doing - william james based on the information we can get. >as scientists we sit there wondering what is going on. >we"re engaged in life because we always have to make decisions. >many of our decisions are based around things we have to do vs things we want to do. Let"s say you have to make a decision in choosing the best person for a certain situation. E. g. roommate, go to a concert with, go to a club with, etc. >worker harder to form an integrated impression that makes sense of information inconsistent. >how hard you think about things plays a huge role in how you experience your social.