PSYC 310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Naturalistic Fallacy, Gestalt Psychology, Parental Investment
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Social psychology: the scientific study of the feelings, thoughts, and behaviors of individuals in social situations. Gestalt psychology: based on the german word gestalt, meaning form or. Figure, this approach stresses the fact that people perceive objects not by means of some automatic registering device but by active, usually nonconscious interpretation of what the object represents as a whole. Construal: an interpretation of or inferences about the stimuli or situations people confront. Schema: a knowledge structure consisting of any organized body of stored information. Stereotype: a belief that certain attributes are characteristics of members of a particular. Natural selection: an evolutionary process that molds animals and plants so that traits that enhance the probability of survival and reproduction are passed on to subsequent generations. Theory of mind: the understanding that other people have beliefs and desires. Parental investment: the evolutionary principle that costs and benefits are associated with reproduction and the nurturing of offspring.
