Jumping to the conclusion that you are in danger when you feel fearful.

Examples of Attributional Bias/Style

Attribution refers to the way in which individuals explain the causes and make sense of  social events or interactions.

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- Emotional Processing
- Social Perception
- Attributional bias/style
- Mentalizing

Features of Social Cognition

Green, M. F., Horan, W. P., &amp; Lee, J. (2019). Nonsocial and social cognition in schizophrenia: Current evidence and Future Directions. World Psychiatry, 18(2), 146–161. https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.20624 

Nonsocial and social cognition in schizophrenia: current evidence and future directions

Spielman, R. M., Jenkins, W. J., & Lovett, M. D. (2020, April 22). Psychology (2nd ed.). OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/psychology-2e/pages/1-introduction

OpenStax Psychology (2nd ed.) Textbook

Ability to identify social roles, rules and context from non-verbal cues including body language, prosody and social schema knowledge.

Social Perception

Ability to represent the mental states of others and make inferences about their intentions and beliefs.

Mentalizing

Ability to effectively identify emotions (e.g., facial expression) in others and to manage one’s own emotions.

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