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Social Cognition
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thought processes involved in understanding and dealing with other people.
Example:- How would I think to handle someone I clash with. |
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Schemas
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They are known as mental structures, it helps organize and interpret information.
Example:- I heard my name at a party but it wasn't really my name but sounded like it. |
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Heuristics
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known as a way to take a complicated question and finding an answer with little effort.
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Priming
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Increased sensitivity to certain stimuli due to prior experience.
Example:- I dont like the colour green because it was the colour of a scary stuff toy I had. |
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Information Overload
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Is when has too much information and becomes stressed because of it.
Example:- Too much unclear definitions of a topic that may confuse me because of its unclarity. |
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Automatic Processing
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Processes that require little thought because they have become routined.
Example:- Brushing my teeth on mornings and at night. |
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Negativity Bias
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On a positive day a negative situation may occur and all one could remember is the negative situation.
Example:- It was a nice sunny day but my ice cream fell on my clothes. |
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Positivity Effect
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Even if there is something negative about a person because you like them you would see pass that.
Example:- My friend has bad breath but they smell good :-) |
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Optimistic Bias
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To be over optimistic about the outcome of planned actions.
Example:- I am optimistic about the road trip because I have it well planned |
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Overconfidence Barrier
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becasue someone is over-confident this may hinder them from moving forward.
Example:- Aaron is boastful but egotistic thus hindering him from going forward. |
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Planning Fallacy
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Is known as false planning. Thinking you have enough time to do something when you really don't.
Example:- Planning to be done with packing at 4:00 when its 3:55 and you haven't even done half of the packing. |
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Counterfactual Thinking
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is thinking about something after it has happened. "what if" situations
Example:- Thinking what would have happened if i had gotten hit my the car that almost hit me. |
