PSY 216 Chapter 18: chapter 18 notes
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Believes that neither the environment itself nor the individual is completely responsible for behavior. Peoples cognitions, past histories, and expectations of the future are keys to predicting behavior. Drafted into the army and spent more than 3 years as an army psychologist. Rests on the assumption that cognitive factors help shape how people will react to environmental forces. Ones expectations of future events are prime determinants of performance. Human behavior is best predicted from the interaction of people with their meaningful environments. Depends on the importance they attach to the event. Human behavior stems from the interaction of environmental and personal factors. It can be changed and modified as long as people are capable of learning. Personality has a basic unity; people"s personalities possess relative stability. Relatively consistent evaluation of new experiences leads to greater stability. Motivation is goal directed (not to reduce tension).
