Social Psychology: A Topical Review
... Research on attributional processes has demonstrated a number of patterns in our social judgments. One clear finding is that we tend to attribute behavior to two types of causes: internal and external. Internal attributions are made when we believe that a person’s actions are caused by states, dispo ...
... Research on attributional processes has demonstrated a number of patterns in our social judgments. One clear finding is that we tend to attribute behavior to two types of causes: internal and external. Internal attributions are made when we believe that a person’s actions are caused by states, dispo ...
shirky-lect-1-4
... how difficult is it to find a suitable photo for use in a brochure? The ability of profesional photographers (or their representatives) to connect the client w/ a suitable photo was valuable. You wouldn't bother w/ amateur photgraphers because your time is more valuable than the likelihood of gettin ...
... how difficult is it to find a suitable photo for use in a brochure? The ability of profesional photographers (or their representatives) to connect the client w/ a suitable photo was valuable. You wouldn't bother w/ amateur photgraphers because your time is more valuable than the likelihood of gettin ...
Applying Behavioral Economics to Weight
... pursue an outcome that is liked best when it is gained, from among all available options. ► Revealed preference ► Opportunity set (e.g., a large number of TV channels increase life satisfaction) ...
... pursue an outcome that is liked best when it is gained, from among all available options. ► Revealed preference ► Opportunity set (e.g., a large number of TV channels increase life satisfaction) ...
Youth Participation in Decision Making
... decisions? What capacities are required to promote the wellbeing of others? Is the habit of making decisions, by itself, a practice that empowers young people? The period of youth is associated with the development of new powers, which lead many young people to aspire to make some contribution to p ...
... decisions? What capacities are required to promote the wellbeing of others? Is the habit of making decisions, by itself, a practice that empowers young people? The period of youth is associated with the development of new powers, which lead many young people to aspire to make some contribution to p ...
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environmental conservation [sustainability] as social dilemma
... Human evolution took place within small societies in which institutional arrangements were essentially democratic and important group decisions were made by consensus. Leaders were ephemeral and their main role was procedural -- making sure no-one dominated the group and everyone would be heard. Thi ...
... Human evolution took place within small societies in which institutional arrangements were essentially democratic and important group decisions were made by consensus. Leaders were ephemeral and their main role was procedural -- making sure no-one dominated the group and everyone would be heard. Thi ...
A Philosopher`s Perspective on the Social Sciences
... hypothesis, like any sound scientific hypothesis, has implications for observable data. It attributes certain beliefs and attitudes to participants; if true, these attributions have predictive consequences for behavior. (The interpretation may specify the highly secretive nature of the practices in ...
... hypothesis, like any sound scientific hypothesis, has implications for observable data. It attributes certain beliefs and attitudes to participants; if true, these attributions have predictive consequences for behavior. (The interpretation may specify the highly secretive nature of the practices in ...
Chapter Fifteen
... – The behavior of individuals that makes a positive overall contribution to the organization. – The determinants of organizational citizenship is a complex mosaic of individual, social, and organizational variables. • The personality, attitudes, and needs of the individual. • The social context, or ...
... – The behavior of individuals that makes a positive overall contribution to the organization. – The determinants of organizational citizenship is a complex mosaic of individual, social, and organizational variables. • The personality, attitudes, and needs of the individual. • The social context, or ...
Pierre Bourdieu on "taste"
... All the agents in a given social formation share a set of basic perceptual schemes, which receive the beginnings of objectification in the pairs of antagonistic adjectives commonly used to classify and qualify persons or objects in the most varied areas of practice. The network of oppositions betwe ...
... All the agents in a given social formation share a set of basic perceptual schemes, which receive the beginnings of objectification in the pairs of antagonistic adjectives commonly used to classify and qualify persons or objects in the most varied areas of practice. The network of oppositions betwe ...
BehaviorPrinciples
... willy-nilly forms associations between any two stimuli that happen to co-occur. Rather, the organism is better seen as an information seeker using logical and perceptual relations among events, along with its own preconceptions, to form a sophisticated representation of its world (Rescorla, 1988) ...
... willy-nilly forms associations between any two stimuli that happen to co-occur. Rather, the organism is better seen as an information seeker using logical and perceptual relations among events, along with its own preconceptions, to form a sophisticated representation of its world (Rescorla, 1988) ...
Attitudes
... – Behavioral component – Predispositions or intention to act in a way that reflects the attitude • Refers to your intention to participate in a pro-abortion or anti-abortion rally; or whether you will have one yourself. ...
... – Behavioral component – Predispositions or intention to act in a way that reflects the attitude • Refers to your intention to participate in a pro-abortion or anti-abortion rally; or whether you will have one yourself. ...
ALTRUISTIC PUNISHMENT Definition Example Evidence
... Insecure attachment styles, on the other hand, either discourage helping or foster more egoistic motives for helping. Among the contextual factors that influence altruism, characteristics of the relationship between helper and recipient are very important. Empathy is strongly related to altruistic h ...
... Insecure attachment styles, on the other hand, either discourage helping or foster more egoistic motives for helping. Among the contextual factors that influence altruism, characteristics of the relationship between helper and recipient are very important. Empathy is strongly related to altruistic h ...
rationality and social representations: some notes on the
... U of money to its amount X. This function pictures a concave rather than a linear or a decreasing value of marginal utility. Thus, he found that adding more and more money results in a decreasing added utility. That is to say, the subject's decision is better predicted by expected utility than by th ...
... U of money to its amount X. This function pictures a concave rather than a linear or a decreasing value of marginal utility. Thus, he found that adding more and more money results in a decreasing added utility. That is to say, the subject's decision is better predicted by expected utility than by th ...
Course Description
... PSYC 5321 Contemporary Topics in Psychology A survey and review of recent developments in psychological research and practice. Topics may vary. May be taken twice for credit. Lec. 3, Cr. 3 PSYC 6301 Advanced General Psychology This course traces the historical and philosophical basis for the develop ...
... PSYC 5321 Contemporary Topics in Psychology A survey and review of recent developments in psychological research and practice. Topics may vary. May be taken twice for credit. Lec. 3, Cr. 3 PSYC 6301 Advanced General Psychology This course traces the historical and philosophical basis for the develop ...
carlson_chapter_15_final
... Actor-observer effect is when we tend to attribute one’s own behavior to external factors but others’ to internal factors Self-serving bias is the tendency to attribute our accomplishments and successes to internal causes and our failures and mistakes to external causes Self-handicapping is im ...
... Actor-observer effect is when we tend to attribute one’s own behavior to external factors but others’ to internal factors Self-serving bias is the tendency to attribute our accomplishments and successes to internal causes and our failures and mistakes to external causes Self-handicapping is im ...
collecting quantitative data
... *To assess an individual's ability to perform on an achievement test, intelligence test ,aptitude test, interest inventory or personality assessment inventory. Drawbacks: 1-It does not measure individuals attitudes 2-Performance data may be costly 3-Time consuming to gather 4-Potentially biased to ...
... *To assess an individual's ability to perform on an achievement test, intelligence test ,aptitude test, interest inventory or personality assessment inventory. Drawbacks: 1-It does not measure individuals attitudes 2-Performance data may be costly 3-Time consuming to gather 4-Potentially biased to ...
Week 9
... Imagery is respondent: Conditioned sensing can involve all senses; we can imagine sights, sounds, tastes, touches and smells through pairing words/thoughts with sensing our environment. ...
... Imagery is respondent: Conditioned sensing can involve all senses; we can imagine sights, sounds, tastes, touches and smells through pairing words/thoughts with sensing our environment. ...
Interpretivism in Aiding Our Understanding of the Contemporary
... also be a legitimate area of social research. It is because of these limitations of positivist approaches to social research, another approach becomes more reasonable. In order to see aspects of the contemporary social world in a clearer and more systematic way, an abstract model was created by Webe ...
... also be a legitimate area of social research. It is because of these limitations of positivist approaches to social research, another approach becomes more reasonable. In order to see aspects of the contemporary social world in a clearer and more systematic way, an abstract model was created by Webe ...
Chapter 18 Psychological Disorders
... • Normal is average for the majority of people. Using this definition of normality, deviation from the majority becomes the primary criteria for abnormality. • People with psychological disorders usually do not differ much from “normal” people. The primary difference is the simple exaggeration of ce ...
... • Normal is average for the majority of people. Using this definition of normality, deviation from the majority becomes the primary criteria for abnormality. • People with psychological disorders usually do not differ much from “normal” people. The primary difference is the simple exaggeration of ce ...
PPT - UCI Cognitive Science Experiments
... • the study of the relation between cognitive processes and brain activities • Potential to measure some “hidden” processes that are part of cognitive theories (e.g. memory activation, ...
... • the study of the relation between cognitive processes and brain activities • Potential to measure some “hidden” processes that are part of cognitive theories (e.g. memory activation, ...
Chapter 13: Social Influence and Persuasion
... • We have made a commitment in some way and we want to maintain a perception of consistency about ourselves. ...
... • We have made a commitment in some way and we want to maintain a perception of consistency about ourselves. ...
cognitive theories and the concept of journalism
... The connection between “decided” and “did” and social behavior is obvious: man forms an idea about something as accurate system of concepts with the help of certain interpretations; which helps a person to be a producer of various regulators of social behavior such as ideas, intentions, tasks, expec ...
... The connection between “decided” and “did” and social behavior is obvious: man forms an idea about something as accurate system of concepts with the help of certain interpretations; which helps a person to be a producer of various regulators of social behavior such as ideas, intentions, tasks, expec ...
Health and Social Care Level 3 Promote communication in Health
... Health and social care workers must learn how to communicate effectively with a range of people. It is important, therefore that they become aware of the different factors which affect our interactions with others. Consider the following points in relation to your own work. What is the information ...
... Health and social care workers must learn how to communicate effectively with a range of people. It is important, therefore that they become aware of the different factors which affect our interactions with others. Consider the following points in relation to your own work. What is the information ...
Chapter 2
... With these cues filtered out, social presence theory suggests that we perceive our mediated partners as less real to those we interact with face-to-face. ...
... With these cues filtered out, social presence theory suggests that we perceive our mediated partners as less real to those we interact with face-to-face. ...