Social Social perception is the part of perception that allows people to understand the individuals and groups of their social world. Thus, it is an element of social cognition.E. R. Smith, D. M. Mackie (2000). Social Psychology. Psychology Press, 2nd ed., p. 20right|thumb|Though the phrase "I owe you" can be heard as three distinct words, a spectrogram reveals no clear boundaries.
Soc,ial Social perception is the part of perception that allows people to understand the individuals and groups of their social world. Thus it is an element of social cognition.E R. Smith, D. M. Mackie (2000). Social Psychology. Ps.ychology Press, 2nd ed. p. 20right|t,humb|Though the phrase "I owe you" can be heard as three distinct words, a spectrogram reveals no clear boundaries.