Categorization in Social PsychologyCategorization in Social Psychology offers a major introduction to the study of categorization, looking especially at links between categorization in cognitive and social psychology. In a highly readable and accessible style, the author covers all the main approaches to categorization in social psychology that a student might come across, including: biased stimulus processing, construct actviation, self-categorization, explanation-based, social judgeability and assimilation//contrast approaches. It is a wide-ranging and up-to-date treatment of concepts from cognitive as well as social psychology. |
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COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL | 1 |
Introducing Category Function | 22 |
Category Learning | 46 |
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abstract abstract summary accentuation accessibility activation approach argue argument attributes background knowledge basis behaviour believe cate categorization effects categorization process category membership causal Chapter cognitive load cognitive psychology coherence concepts connectionist consensus constraint relations constructs context contrast covariation cue validity defined developed differentiation dimensions distinction E. E. Smith egorization entitativity evidence example exemplars existence expect explanation Figure group members Haslam idea idealized cognitive models image schemas implies important individual inferences ingroup bias interaction intergroup involves judge judgement McGarty Medin mental nodes normative framework Oakes objects outgroup homogeneity overlap participants particular perceived equivalence perceiver readiness perception person perspective positive possible predictions principle probabilistic reality reason relative relevant representation rization role salience seen self-categorization theory shared similar Smith social categorization social cognitive social identity social identity theory social psychology statements stereotype stimulus information structure suggest tion Turner variability