D312 Final
-Social Cognition
Our understanding of how
culture influences behavior
in organizations is grounded
in our idea of
________________.
-Social Cognition
Explains how we develop
mental representations and
how our mental
representations influence the
way we process info about
people and social events
Schema
When mental representations
define a category
Script
When a mental
representations contain a
behavioral sequence
Type 1 social cognition
Happens spontaneously with
little or no conscious thought
Categorization process Social cognition
-Social Cognition
Shapes understanding of
how culture influences
behavior
Example of type 1
In the US when being
introduced to someone new
they may shake each others
hands without much thought
Type 2 social cognition
Less automatic and requires
more conscious thought
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Example of Type 2 social cognition
If an American is
encountered with someone
they don't like they may
wonder weather or not to
hake their hand and the
appropriate greeting
-Type 1
Most of our behavior is
based on _______________
cognition.
Type 2
Our capacity for engaging in
___________ cognition is
very limited and tiring.
Shape what people associate -Cultural schemas
with things
Self Schemas
Memories associated with
personal experiences and
also can't be directly known
by others
Independent and Self Schemas
Interdependent
Independent Self Schema
Person's behavior is expected
to be organized and made
meaningful based on the
person's won internal
thoughts and feelings
(Western Cultures)
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Interdependent Self Schema
Individuality is less
differentiated and more
connected to a particular
group of people behavior is
influenced and organized by
their perception of the
thoughts, feelings, and
actions of others in some
larger social unit
(Collectivist cultures)
Cultural Identity
We categorize ourselves and
others in terms of
characteristics that group
members share (physical
appearance, religion,
political views, country of
origin, lifestyle, attitudes,
behaviors)
Scripts
Unconscious mental
representations that shape
thought and action in a
familiar situation
Norms
Acceptable behavior
standards and shared within
a cultural groups
Scripts
How a sequence of events
will unfold and how we can
adjust our actions
appropriately and are based
on past experiences
Schemas
____________ and scripts
influence each other.
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-Social Cognition
Our understanding of how
culture influences behavior
in organizations is grounded
in our idea of
________________.
-Social Cognition
Explains how we develop
mental representations and
how our mental
representations influence the
way we process info about
people and social events
Schema
When mental representations
define a category
Script
When a mental
representations contain a
behavioral sequence
Type 1 social cognition
Happens spontaneously with
little or no conscious thought
Categorization process Social cognition
-Social Cognition
Shapes understanding of
how culture influences
behavior
Example of type 1
In the US when being
introduced to someone new
they may shake each others
hands without much thought
Type 2 social cognition
Less automatic and requires
more conscious thought
1
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Example of Type 2 social cognition
If an American is
encountered with someone
they don't like they may
wonder weather or not to
hake their hand and the
appropriate greeting
-Type 1
Most of our behavior is
based on _______________
cognition.
Type 2
Our capacity for engaging in
___________ cognition is
very limited and tiring.
Shape what people associate -Cultural schemas
with things
Self Schemas
Memories associated with
personal experiences and
also can't be directly known
by others
Independent and Self Schemas
Interdependent
Independent Self Schema
Person's behavior is expected
to be organized and made
meaningful based on the
person's won internal
thoughts and feelings
(Western Cultures)
2
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Interdependent Self Schema
Individuality is less
differentiated and more
connected to a particular
group of people behavior is
influenced and organized by
their perception of the
thoughts, feelings, and
actions of others in some
larger social unit
(Collectivist cultures)
Cultural Identity
We categorize ourselves and
others in terms of
characteristics that group
members share (physical
appearance, religion,
political views, country of
origin, lifestyle, attitudes,
behaviors)
Scripts
Unconscious mental
representations that shape
thought and action in a
familiar situation
Norms
Acceptable behavior
standards and shared within
a cultural groups
Scripts
How a sequence of events
will unfold and how we can
adjust our actions
appropriately and are based
on past experiences
Schemas
____________ and scripts
influence each other.
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