PSYC BC 3162x Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Mind Control
8 Nov 2015
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For discussion q"s pull out main point of article, look at key concepts, draw attention to a particular passage. Post by 2 pm on friday before class. Way to stimulate discussion in class that you will lead. The majority of psychological knowledge is made in the usa generated by american researcher, deals with problems in the us, is concerned w/ american values, based on. People say it"s objective, but it is steeped in history, politics, culture, etc. The academic psych we learn at a place like barnard is actually very specific, and has developed in a specific social world it mirrors the values and social norms of the context in which it was produced. How culture shapes the self focus on mental health. Psych has been based that there is a universal human nature/universal brain and yet, the brain is very open to cultural sculpting during development much of psychology has focused on similarities, but we will look at differences.
