Social Cognition: How Individuals Construct Social Reality by Rainer Greifeneder, Herbert Bless and Klaus Fiedler is an English-language study book in social psychology. The book offers a clear introduction to social cognition, aimed at students in higher education.
This study book covers the cognitive processes through which people understand and navigate their social reality. It describes how individuals perceive information, learn, remember, form judgments, communicate, and regulate their behavior in the context of interactions with others. The dynamics and complexity of the social world make these processes unique within psychology.
The structure and content are based on an ideal sequence of social information processing: from perception and coding, through learning and judgment, to communication. In addition to internal cognitive processes, the book also addresses environmental factors that influence these processes. For students, the book includes examples, supplementary materials, and discussion questions, making it suitable for self-study and as support for a semester-long course.
This fully revised edition provides up-to-date insights into social cognition and social psychology, making it a valuable reference work for a deep understanding of how people construct their social world.
The content aligns well with topics such as psychology, cognition, and social psychology.