Document Summary
Running head: an introduction to social psychology: social cognition 1. An introduction to social psychology: social cognition 2. It"s critical to understand how we select, store and use information to explain how we navigate the complex social world. The study of social cognition promotes an understanding of the processes that underlie the social behavior of human beings, analyzing the mental passages in the succession of thoughts about other people. A recurring and central theme is the distinction between fast and uncontrolled social thinking and the more measured and accurate. Since the 1970s, it has been possible to study these two independently types of thinking, i. e. the influence of unintentional (unconscious) and intentional (conscious) processes on human thinking and behavior. In the field of social cognition, this distinction is known as the contrast between automatic processes and controlled processes. We can hardly resist stereotypical thinking, despite the many risks. The processes that lead us to draw conclusions concern:
