PSYCH-AD 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Androgyny, Social Learning Theory, Spermarche
10 Dec 2017
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Culture is the behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values, and traditions shared by a group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next. norms rules for accepted and expected behavior. Individualism - giving priority to the goals of one"s group (often one"s extended family or work group) and defining one"s identity accordingly. Collectivism - giving priority to one"s own goals over group goals and defining one"s identity in terms of personal attributes rather than group identifications. sex - in psychology, the biologically influenced characteristics by which people define males and females. Gender - in psychology, the socially influenced characteristics by which people define men and women. Agression - any physical or verbal behavior intended to harm someone physically or emotionally. Relation agression - an act of aggression (physical or verbal) intended to harm a person"s relationship or social standing. X chromosome - the sex chromosome found in both men and women. Females have two x chromosomes; males have one.
