Sociocultural Cognition

Social cognition-making sense of the social environment and other people’s behaviour.

o What errors do we make and why?o How can membership to social groups

influence our perception of people?o How is social cognition influence by

cultural factors?

Situational and dispositional factors in explaining behaviour

For each of the following slides, identify which images portray dispositional factors and which

portray situational factors.

James spilt the wine because he is clumsy

He’s late because the traffic is so bad

Aggressive fans were branded ‘as animals’

following yesterday’s game

This couple clearly have not had enough time to practice

this week

Stupid woman, no anticipation or

understanding of other drivers’ needs.

My friends are collecting money so I’d better help out

Exams are getting easier year on year its hardly

surprising these three girls have got straight As.

He is so inconsiderate. What can be that important?

Ignorant and heartless; security guard looked on as

woman died

The Germans as different..

It wasn't the ‘apples’ that were bad in Abu Ghraib but

the ‘barrel’