PSY 368 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Ingroups And Outgroups, Summer Camp, Psy

• School: University of Arizona
• Department: Psychology Main
• Course: PSY 368
• Professor: Adam Lazarewicz

Document Summary

Goals of evolution: survive and reproduction (gene survival) hostile forces of nature: threaten survival: e. g. predators, storms, disease, famine, drought, terrorism, etc. Survival and reproduction = deep-seated, biological/genetic, inherent drives. Evolution & terrorism: immediate terrorist attack threat to evolutionary drives, subsequent media coverage and increased perceived risk of future attacks extended threat to evolutionary drives cycle of fear & aggression: Osama bin laden"s 199(cid:888) declaration of war against us: perceived by other group as targeting them etc. Perceptions of being targeted (threatened survival) increased aggression against threat the islamic gulf is the greatest danger threatening the largest oil reserve in the world. The existence of these forces in the area will provoke the people of the country and induces: (cid:498)muslims burn with anger at america. For its own good, america should leave saudi. Result = survival of one"s immediate way of life and culture passed to future generations: used as a tool (aka.