Psychology 2070A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Kevin Chappell, Representativeness Heuristic, Availability Heuristic

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2070A/B
• Professor: Graeme Haynes

Document Summary

It is quick + automatic; when we classify an object as a chair. Helps us understand new situations by relating them to our prior experiences. Schemas: mental structures ppl use to organize their knowledge about the social world themselves and that influence the info people notice, think about and remember. Korakov"s syndrome: neurological disorder in which a person has difficult forming schemas (visual agnosia) E. g. used note as a schema for the professor due to short period with him. Positive feedback students engaged in more participation + questions. Accessibility: the extent to which schemas and concepts are at the forefront of people"s minds and are, therefore, likely to be used when making judgments about the social world. How are schemas accessible to us: past experience. These schemas are constantly active _\+ ready to use to interpret ambiguous situations. People who have suffered from discrimination are more likely to interpret ambiguous.