PSYC 443 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Gender Role, Ethnocentrism, Neurology

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 443
• Professor: James Cresswell

Document Summary

Each of us perceives the world in a unique way. Shape the way in which we perceive things. The senses: how we experience our sense changes the way we interact and shape our perception. Psychological challenges: some differences rooted in neurology. Ethnocentrism: the attitude that one"s own culture is superior to others. Within this country there are many subcultures. Social roles: they shape us the way we should act. Gender roles: sex refers to biological characteristics, gender refers to psychological dimensions of masculine and feminine behavior, gender roles are socially approved ways that men and women are expected to behave. Androgynous gender role: people are not easily classified. Occupational roles: the kind of work we do influence our view of the world, even within the same occupational setting, different roles participants have can affect perceptions. Relational roles: roles you play in relation to others, the role of parent, the roles involved in romantic love, common tendencies in perception.