PSY-P 304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Solomon Asch, Social Cognition, Social Influence
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Gordon alport (1954: a- affect b- behavior c- cognition, cognition paradigmatic orientation c. i. How an influence can be influential: foundation for cognitive orientation, solomon asch gestalt raised a. i. Applied the concept of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts to social psych: frit heider gestalt raised b. i. Founder of attribution theory: fredrick bartlett englishmen c. i. Best remembered for how we store stories of other people c. i. 1. Of ourselves, others, procedure, what the first day of class is supposed to be like : social cognition the process by which we perceive, interpret, explain, and remember information about people, social information is interpreted a. i. We don"t collect info in a vacuum a. i. 1. Influenced by past experiences, stereotypes, cultural values: social information is analyzed b. i. Making adjustments to what we know: social information is stored in memory c. i. Actively or uncontrollably: outline, social cognition, social influence b. i.