Lecture 7 Outline of Last Lecture I Last lecture had a quiz Outline of Current Lecture I Social Cognition II Making copies III Paradox of Social Cognition IV Solving the paradox Current Lecture Social Cognition Psyc360 1nd Edition How do people think about and make sense of other people Making copies Langer et al 1978 excuse me I have 5 pages 60 of people said yes may I use the copy machine because I m in a rush 94 said yes may I use the copy machine because I have to make some copies 93 said yes The Paradox of Social Cognition People have amazing cognitive abilities These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute People often fail to use those abilities Solving the Paradox Two types of thinking Controlled cognition Conscious Voluntary Effortful Limited capacity Automated cognition Unconscious Involuntary Effortless Unlimited capacity autopilot Automatic Processes Cognitive Shortcuts Quick Generally provide pretty good answers
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