Social cognition is the study of how people understand and interact in social situations. It explains how we form our attitudes and beliefs, and how we interpret and react to different situations. This field involves mental processes like attention, perception, memory, and reasoning. It also includes attribution theory, which explains how we attribute others' behavior to internal or external causes, and schema theory, which explains how we use mental frameworks to organize and interpret information. Understanding social cognition is crucial for explaining social behavior and mental health. People who struggle with social cognition may have difficulty with social interactions and be more prone to mental health issues like depression and anxiety.