Social Cognition

Course Code: 
PSYC3001

This course seeks to develop an understanding of the cognitive processes occurring in every day social life.  Firstly we examine models of individual and social cognition, and then proceed to understand the social aspects of cognitive processes such as attribution and person perception.  Finally we explore semiotics and the effects of the mass media (medium theory) on social cognition.  Social cognition refers to the system of mental constructs and strategies that are shared by group members.  In particular, it relates to those collective mental operations involved in the representation and understanding of social objects and in the establishment of the self as a social agent.

Semester: 
Semester 2
Pre-Requisites: 
PSYC2000
Department: 
Sociology, Psychology and Social Work