PS270 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Embodied Cognition, Rosy Retrospection, Yield Sign
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We perceive and recall events through the filters of our own assumptions. We judge events, informed by our intuition, by implicit rules that guide our snap judgements, and by our moods. We explain events by sometimes attributing them to the situation, sometimes to the person. We expect certain events, and our expectation sometimes helps bring them about. Our preconceptions guide how we perceive and interpret information. Unattended stimuli can subtly influence how we interpret and recall events. Priming effects surface even when stimuli are presented subliminally and too briefly to be perceived consciously. Ex an electric shock that is too slight to be felt may increase the perceived intensity of a later shock. Shows much of our social info processing is automatic; unintentional, out of sight, unconscious. Embodied cognition: even physical sensations prime our social judgements ex after holding a warm drink, people become more likely to rate someone more warmly and behave more generously.
