The field of social cognition first emerged in the ____ as ____.
A)1920s; a discipline that predated and helped to spur the development of cognitive psychology
B)1920s; a discipline that predated and helped to spur the development of social psychology
C)1970s; a movement within social psychology
D)1970s; a discipline that is replacing social psychology

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The field of social cognition emerged in the 1970s as a movement within social psychology, focusing on how people process, store, and apply information about other people and social situations.

The Field of Social Cognition First Emerged in the ____