Robert S Wyer Jr

Social Comprehension and Judgment

The Role of Situation Models, Narratives, and Implicit Theories

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This text examines the processing of information that people encounter in their everyday lives. It proposes a general theory about the way in which information acquired in everyday life is comprehended and represented in memory, and how it is later used as a basis for judgments and decisions. A major emphasis throughout is on the construction and use of narrative representations of knowledge and the way that visual images influence the comprehension of these narratives and the judgments based on them. The role of affective reactions in this cognitive activity is also discussed. The book is divided into three sections. Part one provides a conceptual overview by outlining the general theoretical framework focusing on assumptions about the storage and retrieval of information and reviewing recent research on the impact of knowledge accessibility on judgements and decisions. The second section deals with the comprehension of information. The last part describes the inferences that are based on information conveyed in social situations. This book should be of interest to advanced students and researchers interested in the areas of social cognition or social information processing.

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First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 438
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 155mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 748g
• ISBN-13: 9780805841909
• ISBN-10: 0805841903
• Artikelnr.: 21701079

Autorenporträt

Robert S. Wyer Jr.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface. Part I: Introduction and Basic Concepts. Introduction.
The Architecture of the Information-Processing System. Determinants and
Effects of Knowledge Accessibility. Part II: Comprehension Processes. The
Comprehension and Validation of Information About Familiar People and
Events: The Role of Situation Models. The Construction of Episode Models
and Generalized Narrative Representations. The Impact of Generalized Event
Representations on Comprehension and Memory. Pragmatic Influences on the
Interpretation of Statements Made in a Social Context. The Dynamics of
Humor Elicitation: The Effects of Informational Context on the
Interpretation and Elaboration of Narratives. Part III: Inference
Processes. Crimes, Vacations, and Political Candidates: The Construction
and Use of Narratives in Social Judgments. The Impact of Implicational
Molecules and Implicit Theories on Inferences About Oneself and Others. The
Role of Affect in Information Processing. Epilogue: The Book, the Author,
and Philosophical Ruminations. Appendix: Summary of Postulates.