PSYC 260 Study Guide - Final Guide: Implicit-Association Test, Social Learning Theory, Implicit Stereotype

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 260
• Professor: Lara Aknin

Document Summary

Culture: collection of distinct behaviours and cognitive norms that are shared in a population, it influences thinking (2 types of self view). Independent: common in high individualistic cultures, traits are stable in all situations (western). Interdependent: common in highly collective cultures, being a part of others is part of identity, (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ge ho(cid:449) (cid:455)ou a(cid:272)t depe(cid:374)di(cid:374)g o(cid:374) the situatio(cid:374) (cid:455)ou"re i(cid:374) (cid:894)easter(cid:374)(cid:895). Fundamental attribution error: tendency to explain others behaviour by their personality (ignore contextual factors). A(cid:374)al(cid:455)ti(cid:272) thi(cid:374)ki(cid:374)g st(cid:455)le: t(cid:455)pe of thi(cid:374)ki(cid:374)g (cid:449)here people fo(cid:272)us o(cid:374) o(cid:271)je(cid:272)t"s attri(cid:271)utes (cid:449)ithout considering context (common in western cultures). Holistic thinking: people focus on the context of things, look at how things are related (common in eastern cultures). Focus: what is important (analyze individual pieces vs see an object connected as a whole to its context). Explanation: attributes vs relational info is the explanation for things. Grad student goes berserk: k(cid:374)o(cid:449) this e(cid:454)a(cid:373)ple a(cid:374)d e(cid:454)plai(cid:374) the 2 reporti(cid:374)g"s of it i(cid:374) easter(cid:374) (cid:448)s (cid:449)ester(cid:374) cultures.