HPS110H1 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Spa Town, Stanley Milgram, John B. Watson
20 Nov 2018
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This answer takes us a step back: how do we develop. Acculturation (race, gender, cultural group); how you were raised. Pedigree of the galton-darwin family; like father like son. Behaviorism (1924): no such thing as an inheritance of capacity, talent, mental capacities, etc. Role on policy, education, ways we see ourselves and society. Influence the way we think about ourselves (looping effects) Looping effect: things we come to believe (whether true or false) shapes our behaviour. Examine landmark studies that shook standard beliefs about human nature in their time. Analyze those studies in context and discuss their relevance. Part 1: breaking bad: why do normal people end up doing wrong things. Helps society function well is often expected: parents expect kids to obey them; kid"s safety, students obey teachers, authority in military, obey laws of government, can also result in grave dangers. Potential for harm: following one"s conscious, views have changed over time; decline of powerful institutions, religion.
