Give an example of a time when you may have committed one of
the cognitive errors listed in Table 2.1 “How Expectations
Influence Our Social Cognition”. What factors (e.g., availability?
salience?) caused the error, and what was the outcome of your use
of the shortcut or heuristic?
Read/Watch:
Tyler – Introduction, Part 1 – Person in Environment &; Chapter 1
Khan Academy (2013, September 17). Observational learning:
Bobo doll experiment and social cognitive theory. Retrieved
from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf3-tRpmGmY
Khan Academy (2013, September 17). Conflict Theory (Society
and Culture) – Retrieved from
Khan Academy (2013, September 17). Functionalist Theory –
Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-
83vVeSC2_g
Khan Academy (2013, September 17). Symbolic Interaction
Theory – Retrieved from