PSYC 215 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Pluralistic Ignorance, Social Cognition, Illusory Correlation
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Ideological distortions: most of us have an ideological agenda, or a desire to foster certain beliefs or behaviors in others, leads us to, knowingly or unknowingly, accentuate some elements of a story and suppress others. Royzman, 2001: people may be more vigilant for potential threat than for potential benefits. Framing effects to know who sponsored the poll, as well as the exact wording of the questions. Confirmation bias often leads people unwittingly to ask questions that shape the answers they get, providing illusory support for what they"re trying to find out. The influence of schemas us to mischaracterize the world: without schemas, our lives would be buzzing with confusion; schemas can sometimes lead. Attention selective: we direct our attention to the most important thing and ignore everything else. Recent activation one of the most common and important ways of activating a schema. Ford & kruglanski, 1995; herr, 1986; sherman, mackie & driscoll, 1990; srull & wyer,
