PSYC 305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Social Desirability Bias, Heritability, Human Nature
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Topics in psychology are abstract concept in nature; can"t be inferred directly. Human nature all people are capable of violence; the circumstances at the prison unleashed the dark side of human nature. (we"re alike in that way) Individual differences some are more inclined towards violence while some people are more compliant to authority. Unique case graner"s personal hx suggest a unique predisposition toward violence. Zimbardo human nature level; bush individual/group difference. Person vs. situation (is the action due to the personal history or the environment) always complex combination between the two consider the personal characteristics and the environment/situation of the person. Historically, intelligence is one of the mostly hotly debated topics in psychology. Intelligence inherited: spearman= two factor model of intelligence. S = specific abilities related to specific mental operations: thurstone = capacity for abstraction, david wescler = ability to adapt, gardner = theory of multiple intelligence. Different types; some more traditional some are not.
