PSY-P 304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: High High, Behaviorism

• School: IU
• Department: Psychological & Brain Sciences
• Course: PSY-P 304
• Professor: Thompson Scott

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Paradigmatic shift: describes the process by which people generate explanations, 2 choices c. i. Personal (dispositional) behavior attributed to an internal cause c. ii. No dispositions upon the actor beyond those typical of most actors a. ii. Most people would probably behave the same in a similar situation: personal attributions b. i. Something unique or distinguishing about the actor b. ii. B = f(s * p) lewinian equation: prior to lewin people believed b. i. If x is present y is present a. ii. If x is not present y is not present: model askes 3 questions b. i. Does the person behave the same way every time they are presented with the same stimulus? b. i. 1. a. He didn"t do this because she was watching b. i. 1. a. i. 2. He did that because she was watching b. i. 1. b. Does the person behave the same way when presented with similar stimuli? b. ii. 1. a. Do other people behave the same way when presented with the same stimulus? b. iii. 1. a.