Within our minds is a complex cognitive system of core beliefs, underlying assumptions and interpersonal strategies. All of these components work together to make up what is known as our cognitive schemata.

What is social information processing?

Social information processing is an extremely well-supported psychological theory that describes how we all think when we interact with people. Every time any of us have a social encounter with someone, there are five cognitive steps that are responsible for how we understand that social encounter and how we react to it.