John Benjamins Publishing Company
Social reality makes the social mind
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Lee Jussim
Abstract
This paper contests social psychology’s emphasis on the biased, erroneous, and constructed nature of social cognition by: (1) showing how the extent of bias and error in classic research is overstated; (2) summarizing research regarding the accuracy of social beliefs; and (3) describing how social stereotypes sometimes improve person perception accuracy. A Goodness of Judgment Index is also presented to extract evidence regarding accuracy from research focusing on bias. We conclude that accuracy is necessary for understanding social cognition.
Abstract
This paper contests social psychology’s emphasis on the biased, erroneous, and constructed nature of social cognition by: (1) showing how the extent of bias and error in classic research is overstated; (2) summarizing research regarding the accuracy of social beliefs; and (3) describing how social stereotypes sometimes improve person perception accuracy. A Goodness of Judgment Index is also presented to extract evidence regarding accuracy from research focusing on bias. We conclude that accuracy is necessary for understanding social cognition.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Foreword vii
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Articles
- Of minds and mirrors 1
- How minds and selves are made 17
- Dynamics of social coordination 31
- Construing and constructing others 47
- The self and identity negotiation 61
- Social reality makes the social mind 75
- How to do things with logical expressions 91
- Attributions and peer harassment 105
- The shaping of individuals’ mental structures and dispositions by others 117
- Ostracism 131
- Self processes in interdependent relationships 147
- Constructing perspectives in the social making of minds 163
- The shaping of animals’ minds 179
- Chimpanzees are sensitive to some of the psychological states of others 197
- The understanding of own and others’ actions during infancy 211
- Experiencing contingency and agency 227
- The social construction of the cultural mind 241
- File Change Semantics for Preschoolers 259
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Foreword vii
-
Articles
- Of minds and mirrors 1
- How minds and selves are made 17
- Dynamics of social coordination 31
- Construing and constructing others 47
- The self and identity negotiation 61
- Social reality makes the social mind 75
- How to do things with logical expressions 91
- Attributions and peer harassment 105
- The shaping of individuals’ mental structures and dispositions by others 117
- Ostracism 131
- Self processes in interdependent relationships 147
- Constructing perspectives in the social making of minds 163
- The shaping of animals’ minds 179
- Chimpanzees are sensitive to some of the psychological states of others 197
- The understanding of own and others’ actions during infancy 211
- Experiencing contingency and agency 227
- The social construction of the cultural mind 241
- File Change Semantics for Preschoolers 259
