PSYC14H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Plat, Inflectional Phrase, Protestant Work Ethic
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Study: coded level of verbal aggression child showed. They follow a similar patter, but there is natural variation. There is some stability: situation-beh-profiles/if-then profiles. It depends on the situation a child is confronted w that meaningfully predicts differences in beh: unique combo of person and situation. Behaviorists: only can measure input and output. Don"t study the mind bc its not observable. Features of if-then profiles invite questions about a person"s construal of situations, motivations, goals, and expectations. No more behaviourist thoughts: categories/constructs, expectations and beliefs, emotions, goals, competencies/self-regulatory plans. Caus operate within an interconnected network (one beh that predicts x) to ultimately predict behaviour. Different pathways become activated in relation to features of the situations. Every situation has a diff features that feed into your mind its this uniqe combo of caps tat predict out beh feedback cycle; place ourselves in certain situations. Attached a broader level (culture) to mishel"s model nominal situation.
