PSYC 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Apophenia, Perception, Shyness
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Extra credit opportunity (brainnovation; can be found on website at the bottom of the page) We share a common origin that gives us an inborn human nature in common. Nurture: traits develop through the influence of the environment. We have differences that are shaped by our environment. Nurture works on what nature endows you might have an advantage from your genes (nature), but if you don"t work for it and develop it, you wouldn"t be successful. Theory: set of principles, built on observations and other verifiable facts. (perspectives) Biopsychosocial model: the three levels as influences on some psychological phenomenon. Natural selection of adaptive traits (things we don"t feel important actually is. Learned fears and other learned expectations (don"t think we are the same person when we are younger; can change/adapt to fears) Operationalizing : how we choose to measure human thought and behavior. Observing one"s behavior or filling out a questionnaire.
