Social Cognition

COMM M123 - Social Cognition

<p>(Same as Communication M123.) Lecture, three hours. Survey of research from field of social cognition, with emphasis on understanding cognitive processes involved in interpersonal and intergroup communication. Topics include attention, interpretation, evaluation, judgment, attribution, and memory processes. Consideration of both controlled and automatic processes. Discussion of roles of motives, goals, and affective variables. P/NP or letter grading.</p>

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Social Cognition

PSYCH M137M

4 units