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The effects of cognitive manipulation and social categorization

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I am not sure of what the Cognitive manipulation is. Tried looking it up. I understand social categorization. I cannot answer the question because I stuck on cognitive manipulation. Here is the question below.

Provide one example of social categorization (do not need this). Then apply at least one of the cognitive manipulations to the example you selected and explain how it might reduce the power of the group stereotype. Explain one strategy you might use to encourage use of cognitive manipulations in order to reduce social categorization.

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This solution describes the effects of cognitive manipulation and social categorization on intergroup relations.

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If I understand your question correctly, cognitive manipulation describes a form of influence in which one individual or group of individuals can change the thinking patterns and/or behavioral patterns of another individual or group. In most cases cognitive manipulations involve the manipulator(s) influencing a change in the thinking and behavioral patterns of another individual or group for the benefit of the manipulator(s), often by unsavory means. One cognitive manipulation that could be utilized to ...

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