Social cognition /
Donald C. Pennington
- London : Routledge, 2000
- xvii, 195 p. ; 20 cm.
- Routledge modular psychology /series editor : Cara Flanagan .
List of illustrations. - Acknowledgements. - 1. Introduction to social cognition. - 2. Attribution of causality I : concepts and theories. - 3. Attribution of causality II : accuracy and error. - 4. Social perception : impression formation, social schemas and social representations. - 5. Prejudice and discrimination : origins, maintenance and reduction. - 6. Social cognition : development, extensions and applications. - 7. Study aids. - Glossary. - Bibliography. - Index.
Social Cognition looks at the way in which humans interpret, analyse and remember information about their social world. Topics covered include : attribution, social schemas and social representations, prejudice and discrimination. Suitable for the AQA-A A2 and AQA-B AS Level examinations and students studying social cognition for the first time at undergraduate level. - Back cover.