LECTURE HANDOUT #1

I. SOCIAL COGNITION
    A.  Definition:
     B.  Some assumptions in Cognitive Approach
              a.  consistency seeker
               b. naive scientist
               c.  cognitive miser
               d.  motivated tactician

II. Self Perception
     A.  Schema
           a. prototypes

           b. exemplars

     B.  Types of Schema
       1.  Self-schema

        2.  Person schema

        3.  Role schema

        4.  Event schema

         C.  The Self
       1.  Self Concept
              a. interdependent self
              b. independent self
              c.  possible self

         2. Self-esteem

         3.  Self-efficacy

         4.  Locus of Control
                a. internal
                b. external
                c. gender and ethnic differences

           D.  Biases in Self Perception
             a.  Better Than Average Phenomenon
            b.   False Consensus
            c.   False Uniqueness
            d.   Self-Handicapping
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