Psychology 2550A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Social Environment, Trait Theory

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2550A/B
• Professor: John Mitchell

Document Summary

Goal is o nders and meaningf l and s able individ al differences - how do people differ and. Social environmen - o r behavio r is very powerf lly infl enced by social environmen . 8. meaning of o r exis ence, we a ach experiences o he meaning of o r exis ence. In erac ions- we behave oward o hers, hen hey respond o o r behavio rs and ha in rn changes o r behavio r. We end o hink we don change as m ch o hers do: how does personali y develop? a. b. c. Psychoanaly ic (no gonna spend so m ch ime on) (cid:343)how can i explain irra ional fears? (cid:344) Neo-analy ic (neo-fre dian) (cid:343)how can i balance my wan s and needs? (cid:344) Trai heory (cid:343)does my gene ic make p infl ence how i behave? (cid:344)