PSYB10H3 Chapter : PSYB10 Ch 3
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Social cognition, how ppl think about themselves and the social world; how ppl select, interpret, remember, and use social info to make judgments and decisions. Automatic thinking, thinking that s non-conscious, unintentional, involuntary, and effortless (engaging in automatic analysis of the env t based on our past experiences and knowledge of the world) > helps us understand new situations by relating them to our prior experiences. Schema, mental structures ppl use to organize their knowledge about the social world around themes or subjects and that influence the info ppl notice, think about and remember (also influence the way in which we process info) > given a label, we tend to fill in the blanks w/ all kinds of schema-consistent info. Michael the salesperson was described as loud speaking and monopolizes conversations whereas michael the actor was described as not afraid of the spotlight and the life of the party.