PSYCH 2367.01 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Social Cognition, Camcorder, Blood Sugar
12 Feb 2018
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Cognition: perceiving, interpreting, remembering, and using info. How ppl perceive, interpret, remember, and use info about themselves and others. Active construction of meaning (not passive, memory is not a camcorder) Coins seem bigger and closer to the poor and powerless. Thirsty ppl see glasses of water as bigger and closer. Socially rejected ppl can better differentiate b/t real and fake smiles. Ppl w/ low blood sugar see hills as 14% steeper than those who imbibe (take in??) sugar. Ppl w/ chronic back pain perceive walking distances are further than those without pain. Older participants perceive hills as steeper than younger ones. Joggers estimate hills are 37% steeper after finishing a run, compared to before going for a run. Golfers who are playing better estimate that the golf hole is wider than those doing worse. Judgement is perception that requires conscious effort. Perception is influenced by the expectations, needs, and wishes of the perceiver.
