PSYC 2310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Bumper Sticker, Observational Learning, Muzafer Sherif
2 Nov 2015
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Tuesday, january 13, 2015: culture comprises (1) the human-made part of the environment and (2) the causal institutions of the society such as norms, rules, and laws (herskovits, 1955) Culture imposes a set of values: culture shapes our experiences, in some cultures, i would be considered normal . What shapes culture: ecology shapes culture, ecology > culture > social behaviour. 28 single white male, 6"1 , 160lbs, handsome, artistic, ambitious, seeks attractive white female, 24-29, for friendship, romance, and permanent partnership. Gujarati vaishnav parents invite correspondence from never marries gujarati well settled, preferable green card holder from respectable family for green car holder daughter 29 years, 5"4 , good looking, doing cpa. Self is autonomous vs. self is connected with others. Self behaves, primarily, as a consequence of internal attributes vs. behaviour of interdependent self is contingent on what the actor perceives to be the thought, feelings, and actions of others.
