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What is Social Cognition?

Social Cognition is the study of how people think about themselves and the social world; more specificly, how people select, interpret, remember, and use social information to make judgements and decisions. (Social Psychology, Aronson, Pearson, 2007)

In general, society attempts to analyze humanity as precisely as possible; however, the instant the social world realizes that an individual is affiliated with a specific group, they involuntarily and inadvertently believe they acquire certain characteristics and qualities.



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