PSYC 334 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Social Rejection, Nonverbal Communication, Positive Illusions

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 334
• Professor: Ryan Curtis

Document Summary

Information stored in a network priming the process of making a concept more accessible. Mental structures that includes beliefs and other information about a concept or. Stereotypes can be parts of your schema, even if you don"t believe in them class of objects. 3 major schemas: schema of yourself, schema of your relationship partner, schema of your relationship. Can change when the situation changes, expectations change. You"re motivated to keep your schemas balanced. Someone can be a good guy or a bad guy for doing the same thing. Kurt lewin"s eld theory (behavior is a function of the individual and the situation) The tendency to attribute positive outcomes to internal causes and negative outcomes to external causes. In a good relationship people use self serving bias to keep a good schema for both of you. ** neither means you should be in the relationship** Motivation that we all have to be correct in our schema about ourselves.