1. Introduction 1. We are social animals. 2. We are moved to love and to hate‚ drastically. 3. We almost always care what others think or what others do or say. 4. Social psychology is the study of how we think about‚ influence‚ and relate to others. 2. Attributing behavior to persons or to situations 1. Fritz Heider came up with the attribution theory which says people measure others’ behavior by either their internal disposition or the external situation that they’re in. 1. In other words
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Chapter 22 Descent with Modification: Darwinian View of Life Overview: Darwin Introduces a Revolutionary Theory On November 24‚ 1859‚ Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. Darwin’s book drew a cohesive picture of life by connecting what had once seemed a bewildering array of unrelated facts. Darwin made two major points in The Origin of Species: I. Today’s organisms descended from ancestral species that were different from modern species. II. Natural
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species. The third unknown species BLAST results indicated from the first hit Pan troglodytes troglodytes of Central Africa and all the subsequent results were 100-99.80% indicating a very high likelihood of them being the same species. I selected the outgroup Northern treeshrew Tupaia belangeri after investigating the primate lineage in a phylogenetic tree to determine the closest next level of ordering above primates. I wanted to ensure the closest relation to the primate species to allow for the highest
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five psychological systems that provide the foundations for the world’s many moralities. The five foundations are psychological preparations for caring about and reacting emotionally to harm‚ reciprocity (including justice‚ fairness‚ and rights)‚ ingroup‚ hierarchy‚ and purity. Political liberals have moral intuitions primarily based upon the first two foundations‚ and therefore misunderstand the moral motivations of political conservatives‚ who generally rely upon all five foundations. Haidt
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privileges and are on the outside of the dominant groups are known to be in outgroups. Members of outgroups are often victims of oppression and many people can hurt from that. However‚ there are ways to heal‚ such as by telling stories‚ and in this case‚ telling stories through comedy. Critical theorist Richard Delgado‚ in his essay “Storytelling for Oppositionists and Others: A Plea for Narrative‚” believes that outgroup members can use stories in two ways: “as means of psychic self-preservation
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Discuss the use of brain imaging technologies to investigate the relationship between biological factors and behavior. Many early experiments on brain involved techniques that raise serious ethical concerns. For example‚ in order to study behavioral changes‚ psychologists practiced invasive methods such as removing or scarring brain tissues. However‚ with the great advent of brain imaging technologies‚ modern psychologists have been able to investigate the relationship between biological factors
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Globalization and Cross-Cultural Issues in Project Management Dennis G. Ballow‚ Sr.‚ MAED‚ PMP’ Project Management Knowledge Transfer‚ Inc. Abstract With hot topics like globalization and cross-cultural opportunities in the Asia Pacific rim‚ one might think it would be easy to research the implications of cross cultural issues. Rather‚ what the writer found was a significant discussion all around the periphery but little in-depth analysis. Discussion prevailed on the socio-economic and technological
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Running Head: Social Psychology 1 Social Psychology Rebecca Freeman PSY 301 Dr. Katrina Hilton Running Head: Social Psychology 2 There are many important components of social psychology‚ and they all fit together. For psychology students‚ social psychology is probably one of the most important areas in their field of study‚ because it is the study of human thoughts‚ feelings‚ and behavior as they relate to and are influenced by others (Feenstra‚ 2011). We learn social psychology
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Sample Exam 3 Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. According to the five-factor model of personality‚ people who score high in ____ are characterized as outgoing‚ sociable‚ upbeat‚ friendly‚ and assertive. a. neuroticism b. extraversion c. conscientiousness d. openness to experience ____ 2. People high in _________ tend to have a more positive outlook on life while people high in _________ tend to be more impulsive
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Dijk‚ T. (2001). Multidisciplinary CDA: A plea for diversity. In R. Wodak‚ & M. Meyer (Eds.)‚ Methods of critical discourse analysis. (pp. 95-121). London: SAGE Publications Ltd. Reviewed by Ola El-Wassify Helwan University Cairo‚ Egypt Ola.el-wassify@hotmail.com Van Dijk‚ in this article‚ aims at creating principles and workable instructions for doing critical discourse analysis (CDA). He is focusing on the socio-cognitive interface of discourse analysis. Also he is stating that CDA is flexible
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