Psychology 2070A/B Study Guide - Autobiographical Memory, Claudia Cohen, Aust
25 Nov 2013
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Categorization process of recognizing and identifying something. Social cognition study of how info about people is processed and stored. Mental representations of objects/categories of objects contain central features of object/category + assumptions about how object/category works. Relational schemas schemas for specific interpersonal interactions. Basic func of schema categorize objects to impose meaning and predictability. When encounter object must categorize before you behave effectively towards it. Categorize something assume possess characteristics of schema even if cannot perceive characteristics directly. Going beyond info given categorization allows us to form impression and make decision. Schemas influence how info is processed schema used to categorize object can influence what is noticed about object. Study: claudia cohen schema activated influence what is noticed and recalled. Schemas influence interpretation of info unexpected actions arouse curiosity and lead to attempts to understand why object exhibit characteristics. Schema activated when object"s features match features of schema. Eg. see man behind wheel of truck truck driver.
