Social Cognition and Stereotypes Quiz

The process of perceiving and understanding social signals, interpreting behaviour, and responding in ways that are appropriate and beneficial.

The tendency to attribute others' behaviour to their personality traits while underemphasizing situational factors.

A bias that leads people to attribute their own behaviour to external factors while attributing others' behaviour to internal factors.

The mental process of making sense of events and behaviours by considering their causes.

Factors within a person that influence their behaviour, such as personality traits and attitudes.

External factors that influence behaviour, such as the social context or environment.

The ability to put yourself in someone else's shoes and understand their perspective.

An example of the Fundamental Attribution Error when a person moving to a new country struggles to make friends. They attribute it to their new friends' personality traits rather than considering external factors.

Social Cognition helps us understand how our attitude changes over time based on our experiences.

Understanding social cognition helps us interact with others more effectively and appreciate varying perspectives.

A mental framework that helps us organize and interpret information about the world, especially social information.

A generalized belief or expectation about a group of people.

An attitude or feeling, often negative, towards a person or group based on their membership in a particular group.

An action or behavior that treats a person unequally based on their membership in a particular group.

The process of forming an impression about another person.

The tendency to attribute our own successes to internal factors (like ability) and our failures to external factors (like bad luck).

Schemas can help us make quick decisions and handle complex information, but they can lead to errors and biases.

A fixed, automatic, overgeneralized belief about a particular group or class of people.

Stereotypes can help us process information quickly by relying on past experiences.

Stereotypes can lead us to ignore individual differences and make generalizations about entire groups.

A negative attitude towards a particular group of people.

Treating people differently based on their group membership, often stemming from prejudice.

A deeply ingrained belief pattern that shapes how we interpret the world and interact with others.

Mental shortcuts that help us organize information quickly.

Schemas can lead us to ignore information that contradicts our beliefs.

Coping styles can reinforce existing schemas, sometimes leading to a self-perpetuating cycle.

Schemas can be changed over time, but it can be challenging, especially if they were formed during stressful or emotional experiences.

A coping style that involves internalizing critical or demanding parental voices, leading to a tendency to accept unfair treatment.

A coping style characterized by childlike behaviors and emotional reactions, often seeking attention or approval.

A coping style that aims to avoid emotional distress but ends up strengthening negative schemas by suppressing needs.

The process of incorporating new information into existing schemas, without significant changes to them.

The process of altering existing schemas or creating new ones to accommodate new information and experiences.

The healthy and functional aspect of yourself, capable of regulating other coping modes and setting boundaries.

Identifying the negative thought patterns and beliefs that underlie unhealthy coping mechanisms.

Recognizing and addressing coping styles that hinder the fulfillment of emotional needs.

Observing and understanding the patterns of emotions and behaviors that automatically arise from your schemas.

Developing new, healthy, and adaptive ways to satisfy your core emotional needs.