PSYC12H3 Lecture Notes - Satisficing, Cognitive Miser, Thought Suppression
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Bodenhausen & macrae article the self-regulation of intergroup perception . Through relationships and interactions, people make behavioural choices based on subjective interpretations of their surroundings. Important potential source of divergence b/w subjective interpretations and objective truths is the use of inferential processes (aka conclusion based on evidence) Use detectable characteristics of social stimuli to derive assumed characteristics that are not otherwise initially perceived . The well-intentioned cognitive miser: mental dilemmas of multicultural societies. Social perceivers can satisfy important motivations by viewing others in stereotypic terms they feel better about themselves and construct superior images of their own social groups by developing unfavourable impressions of out-groups. By developing beliefs about disadvantaged groups that justify their reason for experiencing unequal resource distribution, advantaged groups feel more comfortable with social inequality. Stereotyping confers a sense of predictability and orderliness on a complex social world, for many perceivers.