Exploring social cognition and how aspects of perception and judgement might affect stereotyping of gender using a Vignette study.

Changes in our environments require us too continuingly to learn new skills and acquire new knowledge therefore it must be said that learning requires an acquisition of new knowledge or new skills, in order for us to cope better in our ever changing environments. Psychologists would agree with the idea that learning creates change, but different psychological perspectives have different views of what is important to learning and what is the best way of studying …

…learning. Whilst psychologists differ in what they believe is most important in the study of learning, such differences between perspectives could be viewed as potentially mutually enriching. References: Finaly, L., Kaye, H., Kyman, S and Thompson, A. (2002) Workbook, DSE212 Exploring Psychology, Milton Keynes, Routledge/The Open University. Karen Littleton, Frederick Toates and Nick Braisby, (2002) "Three approaches to learning", in Miell, D., Phoenix, A. and Thomas, K. (eds) Mapping Psychology 1, Milton Keynes, Routledge/The Open University