PSY100H1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Implicit Attitude, Psychological Science, Confirmation Bias
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Prejudice influence ppl"s beliefs and expectations about others, which leads to racism. Personality how the env shaped e/ person in a unique way. Ps is the study of mind (mental activities, ex. thought), brain (action of nerve cells and chemical rxn) and behav (wide variety of actions) Evolutionary theory - inherited adaptive value of behav and mental activity throughout the entire history of species. Natural selection - darwin"s theory, inherit charac will help them adapt to their env (an adv) Adaptations- physical charac, skills, abilities that increases the chance of reproduction/survival. Westerners are more analytic and break things down, whereas easterners are more holistic in their thinking, seeing everything as a whole. W (emphasize their personal strengths), e (emphasize their need for self-improvement) amusia - brain damage, can"t recognize familiar tunes. Nature-nurture debate - the arguments concerning whether psychological characteristics are biologically innate or acquired through education, experience and culture.
