Social comprehension and judgment : the role of situation models, narratives, and implicit theories /
In this book, Dr. Wyer proposes a new 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. "Social Comprehension and Judgment"
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Mahwah, N.J. :
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates,
2004
Mahwah, N.J. : 2004 |
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Table of Contents:
- Pt. I Introduction and Basic Concepts
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Architecture of the Information-Processing System
- 3. Determinants and Effects of Knowledge Accessibility
- Pt. II. Comprehension Processes
- 4. The Comprehension and Validation of Information About Familiar People and Events: The Role of Situation Models
- 5. The Construction of Episode Models and Generalized Narrative Representations
- 6. The Impact of Generalized Event Representations on Comprehension and Memory
- 7. Pragmatic Influence on the Interpretation of Statements Made in a Social Context
- 8. The Dynamics of Humor Elicitation: The Effects of Informational Context on the Interpretation and Elaboration of Narratives
- Pt. III. Inference Processes
- 9. Crimes, Vacations, and Political Candidates: The Construction and Use of Narratives in Social Judgments
- 10. The Impact of Implicational Molecules and Implicit Theories on Inferences About Oneself and Others
- 11. The Role of Affect in Information Processing
- 12. Epilogue: The Book, the Author, and Philosophical Ruminations
- App. Summary of Postulates.
- Types of Social Knowledge 6
- The Representation of Knowledge in Memory 10
- Situation Models 16
- Generalized Event Representations 17
- Generalized Entity Representations 22
- 2 The Architecture of the Information-Processing System 26
- Limitations of Wyer and Srull's (1989) Theory 26
- Structure of the Processing System 29
- Storage and Retrieval Processes 37
- Goal-Directed Versus Non-Goal-Directed Processing: Spontaneous Reminding Processes 41
- 3. Determinants and Effects of Knowledge Accessibility 47
- Frequency and Recency Effects of Knowledge Activation on Judgments and Decisions 49
- Effects of Awareness 53
- Effects of Knowledge Accessibility at Different Stages of Processing 57
- The Effects of Prior Judgments on Subsequent Ones 63
- Determinants and Consequences of the Accessibility of Goals and Motives 65
- The Activation of Behavioral Dispositions 72
- Part II Comprehension Processes
- 4. The Comprehension and Validation of Information About Familiar People and Events: The Role of Situation Models 79
- The Content and Structure of Situation Models 80
- The Role of Visual Imagery in Comprehending Social Events 83
- Spontaneous Comprehension Processes 88
- The Comprehension of Verbal Statements 92
- Spontaneous Validity Judgments 98
- 5. The Construction of Episode Models and Generalized Narrative Representations 106
- The Construction of Episode Models 106
- The Construction of Generalized Narrative Representations 116
- 6. The Impact of Generalized Event Representations on Comprehension and Memory 124
- The Role of Prototypic Event Representations in the Comprehension of One's Own and Others' Experiences 125
- The Effects of Communicating About an Experience on Memory and Judgment 137
- 7. Pragmatic Influences on the Interpretation of Statements Made in a Social Context 151
- Responses to Uninformative Messages 155
- Reactions to Communications That One Believes to Be Untrue 160
- Pragmatic Influences on Impression Formation in Informal Conversations 165
- The Effect of Nonverbal Behavior and Conversational Style on Impression Formation, Judgment, and Information Seeking 178
- Pragmatic Communication in Close Relationships 186
- 8. The Dynamics of Humor Elicitation: The Effects of Informational Context on the Interpretation and Elaboration of Narratives 189
- Historical Background 192
- A Comprehension-Elaboration Theory of Humor Elicitation 198
- Cognitive Elaboration Processes 209
- Reactions to Disparaging Humor 218
- Part III Inference Processes
- 9. Crimes, Vacations, and Political Candidates: The Construction and Use of Narratives in Social Judgments 231
- The Impact of Narratives on Jury Decision Making 232
- A Comparison of Narrative-Based Versus Nonnarrative-Based Information Processing 234
- The Influence of Narratives on Political Impression Formation 240
- The Role of Visual Imagery on Verbal Information Processing: Additional Considerations 249
- General Effects of Narrative-Based Processing on Explanation and Prediction 255
- 10. The Impact of Implicational Molecules and Implicit Theories on Inferences About Oneself and Others 267
- Effects of Implicit Theories on Reconstructive Memory 274
- Motivational Influences on Implicit Theory Construction and Use 278
- The Role of Implicit Theories in Heuristic-Based Judgments 280
- Individual Differences in Implicit Theories 286
- Implicit Theories of Social Support: The Effect of Perspective on Theory Activation 288
- Cultural Differences in Implicit Theories 290
- The Role of Implicit Theories in Marital Satisfaction 295
- Effects of Implicit Theories on Behavioral Decisions 299
- 11. The Role of Affect in Information Processing 306
- Affect and Concept Accessibility 312
- The Influence of Affect on the Recall and Interpretation of Information 315
- The Use of Affect as Information 322
- Affective Versus Descriptive Bases for Judgment 325
- Affect-Confirmation Processes 332
- Adjustments for Bias 336
- Automatic Influences of Affect on Information Processing 339
- Motivational Influences of Affect on Information Processing 342
- A Performance-Feedback Model of Affect as Information 344
- Affect, Attitudes, and Behavior 358.