CAS PS 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Collectivism, Acetylcholine, Gestalt Psychology

• School: Boston University
• Department: Psychological & Brain Sciences
• Course: CAS PS 101
• Professor: Tracy Dunne

Document Summary

Ps101- lecture 3- the cognitive perspective, sociocultural psych, and the biological. How cognitive (mental) processes influence thought processes. Use of electrical recording and brain imaging technologies. Hippocampus: the part of the brain used to make long term memories. In modern cognitive psychology, biology, mathematics, linguistics, and computer science work together. The whole is a sum of its parts. Led to investigation of perception, problem solving, and intelligence. Cause of behavior is the cultural environment. Emphasizes how environmental and cultural learning effect feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. Social norms: rules for acceptable and expected behaviors for members of a group. Gender norms are a type of social norms. Socialization: the process by which culture is transmitted to new members and internalized by them. Example: amish culture has been handed down by generation. Similarities and differences between cultures are studied. Individualism: emphasis on personal goals and self, based on individual achievements.