GEOG 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Simple Features, Confirmation Bias, Availability Heuristic
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Lecture 6: social cognition part ii (a and d) Social cognition: when approaching questions choose schema consistent answers (d is the best answer) Ironic effects of fear of social rejection (self fulfilling prophecy example: relational insecurity: people who are confident others do not want to be their friend. 3: hypothesis: self-affirmation should decrease relational insecurity and improved interpersonal. Essentially affirms values you believe through personal examples. Lowers effects of self-threat (e. g. fear of rejection, increase positive emotion + self esteem) behavior. 5: how information is presented: framing effects, a whole series of framing or wording effects, how a question is asked and if there are any suggestions. Framing = mental structure > similar to a schema: order effects: the order the questions is presented often influences the response. Influenced by other questions in order: arrives from social norms and conversation b, answers change due to the order and what comes to mind.
