PSYA02H3 Chapter 15: Chapter 15
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N social psychology the branch of psychology that studies our social nature how the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others influences our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. N social cognition the processes involved in perceiving, interpreting, and acting on social. Impression formation the way in which we integrate information about another"s traits into a coherent sense of who the person is. N schema a mental framework or body of knowledge that organizes and synthesizes information about a person, place, or thing: they are predetermined frameworks of knowledge about what you think of certain things. This imbalance may occur because there is already a bias toward positivity in impressions of people. N cross-culture psychology a branch of psychology that studies the effects of culture on behaviour: culture is not synonymous with country or continent, cultures differ with respect to two major classes of variables: biological and ecological. S biological variables include such factors as diet, genetics, and endemic diseases.
