PSY311H1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Social Cognitive Theory, Emo, Fritz Heider
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Psychoanalytic viewpoint : sigmund freud"s psychosexual theory people are driven by urges viewed as undesirable by society, parenting shapes children, id, ego, superego. We are more affected by what we think will happen then from actual outcome (social. When offered reward for aggressive acts no diff bw conditions (kids who saw punished adults were just repressing their aggression proved they still learned the aggression in condition 2: reciprocal determinism (watson don"t believe this) The cognitive-developmental viewpoint: jean piaget : developed standardized iq tests, ppl us cognitive schemes to adjust to the world around us, adaptation through assimilation & accomodation. Evolutionary theory ethology - study of human or animal behaviour from biological perspective: konrad lorenz imprinting in geese (critical period: 13-16 hrs) , natural selection. Behavioral genetics : methods of studying heritability, selective breeding maze dull vs. maze bright rats is inherited gene, family studies twin studies, adoption design, genotype/environment interactions.
