Understanding Relationships - WK 5 Key Terms 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyVisual SystemUniversityAll boards Created by: bluepanda19Created on: 05-12-18 14:50 Cognitive Representation A body of knowledge that an individual has stored in memory 1 of 15 Salience The ability of a cue to attract attention in its context 2 of 15 Association A link between 2+ cognitive representations 3 of 15 Accessibility The information that is easily available generally has the most impact on thoughts, feelings & behaviour 4 of 15 Priming Activation of a cognitive representation to increase accessibility & of being used again 5 of 15 Kelley's Attribution Theory People's attributions are influenced by the consistency, distinctiveness & consensus of a person's behaviour 6 of 15 Correspondent inference Process of characterising someone as having a personality trait that is consistent to their observed behaviour 7 of 15 Correspondence bias Tendency to infer an actor’s personal characteristics from observed behaviours, even when the inference is unjustified 8 of 15 Fundamental Attribution Error Bias in attributing another's behaviour more to internal than situational causes 9 of 15 Superficial processing Relying on accessible information to make inferences/judgements. Requires little cognitive effort. 10 of 15 Systematic processing Giving thorough consideration to a wide range of information relevant to a judgement. Requires more cognitive effort. 11 of 15 Causal attribution A judgement about the cause of a behaviour/event 12 of 15 Self-fulfilling prophecy Process where one person’s expectations about another become reality by seeking out behaviours that confirm the expectations. 13 of 15 Why do first impressions matter? To understand & predict behaviour, to give social world meaning & make sense of sensory info, guide our behaviour 14 of 15 Two factors for causal attributions Motivation & ability 15 of 15
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