Monday, February 22, 2010

Chapter 3 Perceiving and understanding

- The Perception Process
  • Selection (notice things that stand out)
  • Organization - cognitive schemata : prototypes (ideal, best examples), stereotype, personal construct(help us to decide into which categories), script(a guide to action)
  • Interpretations - attributions, the self serving bias( we tend to construct attributions that serve our personal interest)
- Cognitive Abilities
  • Cognitive Complexity - the number of personal constructs used
  • Person - Centeredness - the ability to perceive another as a unique individual (
- Social Roles
- Membership in Cultures and Social Communities

- Guidelines
  • Avoid Mind-reading (we act as we know what is other people thinking)
  • Check Perceptions with others (arrive at mutual understanding of each other and their interaction)
  • Distinguish facts from inferences and judgments
  • Monitor Self-serving Bias

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