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Record 1 2013-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Psychology
DEF

[The set of] cognitive processes and activity that accompany and mediate social interactions.

CONT

Viewed broadly, "social cognition" embraces everything about the cognitive mediation of social interaction. But viewed more narrowly, social cognition refers to cognition of social objects – people (including ourselves), the social situations in which we encounter them, and the interpersonal behaviors that transpire in those situations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie sociale
DEF

Ensemble des processus mentaux qui sous-tendent les interactions sociales [...]

Spanish

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