Social cognition: how individuals construct social reality

How do people think about the world? How do individuals make sense of their complex social environment? What are the underlying mechanisms that determine our understanding of the social world? Social cognition - the study of the specific cognitive processes that are involved when we think about the...

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Hauptverfasser: Bless, Herbert 1959- (VerfasserIn), Fiedler, Klaus 1951- (VerfasserIn), Strack, Fritz 1950- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Hove ; New York Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group [2004]
Schriftenreihe:Social psychology
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Zusammenfassung:How do people think about the world? How do individuals make sense of their complex social environment? What are the underlying mechanisms that determine our understanding of the social world? Social cognition - the study of the specific cognitive processes that are involved when we think about the social world - attempts to answer these questions. Social cognition is an increasingly important and influential area of social psychology, impacting on areas such as attitude change and person perception. This introductory textbook provides the student with comprehensive coverage of the core topics
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Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (248 Seiten)
ISBN:9781317715405