Pennington, Donald C

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.

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