PSY 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Nonverbal Communication, Collectivism, Relativism

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 105
• Professor: Kristin Vickers

Document Summary

Seeks o nders and, explain and predic how people"s ho gh s, feelings, and behaviours are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others. (cid:343)i is no so m ch he kind of person a man is, as ha de ermines how he will ac (cid:344) (milgram, 2004) Set of beliefs, values and attitudes shared by most members of that community. A way a person identifies himself or herself. Are those in which individual goals and wishes are prized above duty to and relations with others. Are hose in which harmony wi h one"s gro p is prized above individual goals and wishes. A sociocultural perspective suggests we would be well-advised to: Be aware of the possibility for misunderstandings. Attitudes - relatively stable and enduring evaluations of things and people. The affective component - how we feel toward the object. The behavioural component - how we behave toward the object.