The Role of Cognitive Process in Social Interaction

Bibliographic Data

ID19273725
AuthorsJohn E Carr (University of Washington), Allan Posthuma (University of Western Ontario), Allan B Posthuma (Western University)
Year1975
Volume21
Issue3
Pages157-165
Publication date1975-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Social Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-7640 • E-ISSN: 1741-2854
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/002076407502100301
PMID1221061
OpenAlexW2017310741
LanguageEN
References cited18

THIS paper reports on a series of studies designed to investigate the hypothesis that the success of a social interaction is a function of the compatibility among the participants in complexity or degree of differentiation of their cognitive structure. Patient-therapist cognitive compatibility is shown to predict the success of treatment outcome. Its role in the teacher-student relationship in mental health training is more complex : the teacher's cognitive structure appearing to be a primary variable. In community action groups, cognitive compatibility determines the nature and type of decisions or behaviors carried out by the group. The resarch emphasizes the need for increased familiarity with cognitive research among social psychiatrists

Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Process (computing) · Psychiatry · Cognitive and psychological constructs research · Computer Science · Human Behavior and Motivation · Psychological Testing and Assessment · Psychology · Social Psychology