PSY2110- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 37 pages long!)
5 Oct 2017
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Age of post-industrialism and information economics: decline in the manufacturing sector. September 06 and 08 2017: globalization, expansion of the service sector. September 06 and 08 2017: close friends and family (not many enter this layer) Every culture has a distinct concept of the self: the self does not have an existence apart from the society and history that constructed and now describes it. James contended that the extended self is determined by the emotional investment in the outside entities: we are also tied emotionally to our personal possessions like photographs and mementos, or items of practical value like cars. September 22 2017: unfortunately, recipients (both friends and strangers) were significantly less likely (60%) to get the emotional meaning if the message was communicated via email. September 22 2017: the tendency to overestimate the extent to which people"s behaviour is due to internal, dispositional factors and to underestimate the role of situational factors.
