PSYC 6 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Social Intuitionism, Mirror Neuron, Psych
15 Oct 2020
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More than and less than can be understood. M&m test- choose the row with more candy, that they would. Children learn from interacting with others rather eat. Theory of mind-ability to form theories about desires, beliefs and mental states of people. Infants show impatience when not getting toy. As frontal lobes develop, people can more readily interpret other"s mental states. Preconventional level- people classify answers in terms of self-interest or pleasurable outcomes. He should steal the drug because then he will have it . Conventional level- people conform to rules of law and order or focus on other"s disapproval. You are not supposed to steal, people will think he is bad person . Postconventional level- complex reasoning about abstract principles and value of life. Sometimes people have to break the law if the law is unjust. Although wrong to steal, should steal to save life . Empathy- understanding another"s emotional state and relies on theory of.
