PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Autopilot, How We Think, Social Cognition
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Chapter 3: social cognition- how we think about the social world. Social cognition: how people think about themselves and the social world; more specifically how people select, interpret, remember, and use social information to make judgements and decisions. Automatic thinking: one kind of thought is quick, nonconcsious, and automatic (effortlessly classifying an object as a chair) Controlled thinking: more effortful and deliberate (where to go to university or college, what to choose as your major, and whether to break up with your boyfriend/girlfriend) When schemas are applied to members of a social group such as gender or race, they are commonly referred to as stereotypes. Schemas are particularly important when we encounter information that can be interpreted in a number of ways, because they help reduce uncertainty. People are more likely to remember information that is consistent with their schemas.
