Post 1: Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words and a referenced source:

Social cognition is about perceiving others and how we process the people and the world around us.

• How do people categorize things and people as either familiar and safe or unfamiliar and possibly dangerous?
• Why do people categorize?
• Can you escape categorization?
• How does this impact us and how we navigate the world?
• If we cannot escape categorization, can we ever eliminate prejudice?

Post 2:Think about your current work situationhow there is certain work that is handled by individuals and work that is handled by teams.

• When should we use groups to solve problems versus having an individual complete the work?
• Discuss how your answer aligns with the theories and insights from the textbook.