Essays on Social Cognition

The concept of "social brain" is one of the challenging and advanced concepts of the modern neuropsychology. In addition, the "social brain", as a concept, forms a completely new approach to the study of social psychology and brain pathologies. Research and development of this concept contributes to the discovery of the social and psychological development of a person. The thematic justification of this study is important because it allows tracing the relationship between the social cognition and social behavior of a person, which is basic in the context of psychology, sociology, and neuropsychology. The development and use of the " ...

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1. Cognition refers to the process of human activity, the main content of which is the reflection of objective reality resulted in obtaining of new knowledge about the world. The main feature of social cognition as a form of cognitive activity is the coincidence of the subject and object of knowledge. In the course of social knowledge society cognizes and experiences itself. This coincidence of subject and object of knowledge has an enormous impact on both the process of cognition and its results. The resulting social knowledge is always associated with the interests of individuals - the subjects of ...

Summary

Summary Chapter 7 of the book is titled A Multi-theory Approach to Change. This chapter provides the readers with five cases. In the first case, Ken, as associated dean of faculty, is developing an international branch campus in Saudi Arabia. Though it is a first-order change, it requires work at multiple levels. Thus, speaking about the type of change there is no need for the second-order change. As to the context of change, it is necessary to consider the political and economic forces, which stand against Ken’s change. Ken may use his leadership qualities and authority through scientific ...

Physical Therapy following Stroke

The purpose of this paper is to review a study by Kim, Kim, and Kim1 on the topic of physical therapy following cerebrovascular accident (stroke). The paper will summarize the study, comment on the relevance of the article to the field of physical therapy, and the importance of the study to other stakeholders. Finally, the paper will add recommendations for future research based on the results of the study. 1. Summary of the study The aim of the study was to determine if there was a relationship between stroke survivors’ quality of life and their ability to accomplish daily ...

Most people realize that quality of life is improved with there are friends and family for support, feedback, and entertainment. As the lifestyles of many become more hectic and centered on careers and technology, consciously creating social connections may fall fairly low on the list of priorities. However, recent studies indicate that ties to other people not related to material gain are one of the most influential factors for predicting longevity, health, and happiness (Leung, Kier, Fung, Fung & Sproule, 2010; Rodríguez-Pose & von Berlepsch, 2013). Aside from the self-perception of being happy, there are other benefits attributed to the ...

22nd July, 2011

Outline

1. Important Factors Influencing Moral Cognition.

2. Prediction of changes in social cognition across the lifespan.

3. Prediction of lifelong interaction styles influenced by parenting behaviors and attachment opportunities in infancy.

4. Explanation of friendships and family relationships changes over one’s lifespan.

5 Important Characteristics of a Healthy Family Life.

Abstract

Cognition has been summarized by many schools of thought in psychology to be adaptations to the moral as well as social environments within the home and wider society from a mental perspective called the mind. It is believed to have begun from birth and further research shows ...