PSYC 288 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Social Cognition, Representativeness Heuristic, Keith Payne
Two modes of social cognition
Automatic thinking
Nonconscious, unintentional, involuntary,
Controlled thinking
conscious , intentional, voluntary, effortful
Amadou diallo- is something that shifts in thought that people think african americans are more
likely to carry weapons
Keith payne: schemas
When people see african americans stereotypes lead officers to see things that aren't actually
there
Black or white face for 200 ms
Immediately following a weapon or tool ignore face judge quickly and did they see a weapon or
tool? If you see a weapon hit left tool right
Findings: when people look at black faces they are quicker to recognize weapons, they are
more likely to mistake a tool for a weapon effect is not as strong associated with a white
face
Schemas
Automatic
Mental structures used to organize knowledge around themes
Influence what we notice, think about, and remember
50 first dates--- not having an appropriate schhema, you dont know how to act bc
you dont know hes your bf
schemas =functional
Guide attention and memory
Help us interpret ambiguous situations----lets you know what you should be doing
Many schemas could be applied to each situation
EX: someone is talking to themselves on a bus
explanation is dependent on accessibility of schema
learning about schizophrenia maybe they have a disorder too
Accessibility- the extent to which a schema is at the forefront of our minds
Past experiences, current goal, priming-recent experiences increase
accessibility of schema----immediate and situational,, trait, concept, if you just went to a party
you might think they are drunk
