Cognition Study Guide Review 2024 Updates

Social Identity {Ans: the "we" aspect of our self-concept; the part of our answer to "Who am I?" that comes from our group memberships}According to Henri Tajfel, what is the basis for stereotyping? And what do we tend to do when we stereotype? {Ans: normal cognitive process whereby we tend to group things together; making a assumption on an individual based on the group you perceive them to be in}Social comparison {Ans: evaluating one's abilities and opinions by comparing oneself with others}Matching Hypothesis {Ans: the tendency to develop relationships with people who are similar in attractiveness}How are self-schemas formed? {Ans: This includes overall perceptions of ourselves as well as knowledge of how you've acted in the past in similar situations}Social cognition {Ans: The mental process associated with how people perceive and react to other individuals and groups}