1st Edition

Social Context and Cognitive Performance Towards a Social Psychology of Cognition

By Pascal Huguet, Jean-Marc Monteil Copyright 1999
176 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Psychology Press

176 Pages
by Routledge

Based on twenty years of research on the social regulation of academic performances, this book offers theoretical and empirical arguments in favour of the inclusion of the social dimension of human beings as essential for their cognitive activities. We all engage in social interactions, compare ourselves with other people, belong to social groups, and are the object of a myriad of... Read more
Introduction. Towards a Social Psychology of Cognition. The Cognitive and Social Bases of 'Insertion'. The Social Regulation of Academic Performances. An 'Autobiographical Attention Effect' : A Second Series of Studies. Preliminaries to a Social Comparison Feedback Theory. Social Facilitation and Inhibition : Markers and Thoughts. Social-cognitive Regulation in Co-working Group Contexts. Pointers for Educational Action. General Conclusion. References. Indices.

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Jean-Marc Monteil, Pascal Huguet