CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

COGNITION AND EMOTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Making inferences about personal qualities of people on meeting them is called
A
Social cognition
B
Pro-social behaviour
C
Impression formation
D
Social facilitation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Because of social influences, people form views, or attitudes about people, and about different issues in life, that exist in the form of behavioural tendencies. When we meet people, we make inferences about their personal qualities. This is called impression formation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Impression formation is when we make inferences about personal qualities of people we meet. Attribution is when we assign causes to the behaviour shown in specific social situation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Attribution. The process of making inferences about the causes of one’s own behavior and that of others.

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