PSYCH 9C Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Implicit-Association Test, Road Rage, Deindividuation
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Study guide for exam 1: psychology fundamentals - c. Takes ordinary, everyday behavior as it subject matter examines it with standard scientific methods. Not how people behave, but why people do what they do: scientific method (theory; hypotheses) People don"t know or lie, ethical constraints: ex: can"t record them without telling them. Who are interested in the behaviors of people: social vs. abnormal vs. Social: what people do in social situation; why people do what they do in certain situation. Abnormal: abnormal behaviors within individuals, how it effects their behavior; ex. Personality: understanding individuals differences between people, individual characteristics, their traits. Lecture 2: drives, motivations and emotions: maslow"s hierarchy. To meet the higher needs, must be satisfied by the lower levels. 5- physiological: breathing, food, water, sex, sleep, homeostasis, excretion. 4- safety: security of body, of employment, of resources, of morality, family, health, property.
