discussion

Social cognition is about perceiving others and how we process the people and the world around us. 

• How do people categorize things and people as either familiar and safe or unfamiliar and possibly dangerous? 
• Why do people categorize? 
• Can you escape categorization? 
• How does this impact us and how we navigate the world? 
• If we cannot escape categorization, can we ever eliminate prejudice? 

Think about your current work situation—how there is certain work that is handled by individuals and work that is handled by teams. 

• When should we use groups to solve problems versus having an individual complete the work? 
• Discuss how your answer aligns with the theories and insights from the textbook.