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Social Cognition (the power of perceptions (memories (our perceptions of…
Social Cognition
the power of perceptions
idealizing our partners
one of the ways we stay happy with the partners of our choosing is to construct charitable, generous perceptions of our partners that minimize their faults and emphasize their virtues
when we idealize our partners, we're predisposed to judge their behaviors in positive ways and are more willing to commit ourselves into maintaining the relationship
thus we can eventually convince our partners that they are the positive people that we see they are and help boost their self-esteem
attributional process
our delight and distress is also affected by the manner in which we choose to explain our partner's behavior
these judgments are important because there are usually several possible explanations for most events in our lives, and they can differ in meaningful ways
memories
our perceptions of memories that happened in our past and the current events in our relationship are very influential
reconstructive memory influences our relationship. partner's current feeling about one another influences what they remember about their shared past
if a couple is feeling happy they're more likely to forget about sad pasts, but if a couple i feeling unhappy they're more likely to compare happy memories with the present time
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relationship beliefs
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people who are high in romanticism believes that each of us only have one perfect love, and that true love will overcome any obstacle, and that love is possible at first sight
certain beliefs about relationships are delusional, such as having disagreements are destructive, mind reading is essential, partners cannot change, sex should be perfect every time, men and women are different and great relationships just happen
expectations
when relationship beliefs are wrong, they may stay wrong but in contrast people may have
our perceptions of others influential because not only do they influence our interpretations of the information that we gain, but they also guide our behavior towards others
self-perception
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during social interactions, our self-concept fulfill two different functions; which is to receive feedback from others that will enhance their self-concept or feedback that sustains our self-concept
for better or worse, our self-concept also play vital roles in organizing our views the world, they make life predictable and support coherent expectations about what each day will bring
without a stable and steady self-concept, our social life would be confusing, a chaotic jumble and being constantly confronted with information that contradicts our self-image would be unnerving
so, just how well do we know our partners??
knowledge
we don't tend to know our partners as much as we think we do until we get to know them better as the relationship progresses
married people perceive each other more accurately than dating couples or friends do, and acquaintances judge each other more accurately than strangers do
motivation
the interest and motivation to know each other may make couples get to know each other better in a shorter amount of time
women are better judges than men are but thats because men tend to not make effort to understand others better
partner legibility
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people who are sociable and extroverted are likely to be accurately portrayed as gregarious and affable but high neuroticism is harder to detect
perceiver ability
some people are hard to judge, but some judges are better than others
people who have great social skills and emotional intelligence are more likely to be able to judge others better
threatening perceptions
intimate partners typically understand each other better than they understand mere acquaintances, but they may not want to on occasion when a partner's behavior is distressing or ominous
perceiver influence
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in a close relationship, they are engaged in continual interaction with their partners, behaving in accord of with their expectations and reacting to the perceptions that they constructed
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