Social Cognition (routledge Modular Psychology)

Social Cognition 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. Donald C.Pennington is a Chief Examiner for A-level Psychology and Pro-Vice Chancellor at Coventry University. Routledge Modular Psychology Series editors: Cara Flanagan is a Reviser for AS and A2 psychology and lectures at Inverness College. Philip Banyard is Associate Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Nottingham Trent University and the Chief Examiner for OCR psychology. Both are experienced writers. The Routledge Modular Psychology series is a completely new approach to introductory level psychology, tailor-made to the new modular style of teaching. Each short book covers a topic in more detail than any large textbook can, allowing teacher and student to select material exactly to suit any particular course or project. The books have been written especially for those students new to higher-level study, whether at school, college or university. They include specially designed features to help with technique, such as a model essay at an average level with an examiner’s comments to show how extra marks can be gained. The authors are all examiners and teachers at the introductory level. The Routledge Modular Psychology texts are all user-friendly and accessible and include the following features: • • • • • • • practice essays with specialist commentary to show how to achieve a higher grade chapter summaries to assist with revision progress and review exercises glossary of key terms summaries of key research further reading to stimulate ongoing study and research cross-referencing to other books in the series Social Cognition Donald C.Pennington London and Philadelphia First published 2000 by Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Taylor & Francis Inc. 325 Chestnut Street, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2002. © 2000 Donald C.Pennington All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Pennington, Donald C. Social cognition/Donald C.Pennington. p. cm. —(R