PSYC 351 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Arousal, Yale University, White People
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Characteristics of the person may moderate their feelings, thoughts, and behaviors (even if the control is the same) The relationship between attitudes and behavior is bi-directional. The environment changes our behaviors too (funeral v school v work) Hindsight bias: the i knew it all along phenomenon. You are particularly vulnerable in social psychology because these are topics with which you are intimately familiar. Scientific research is: formulating the hypotheses or questions, testing hypothesis using the scientific method, interpreting the results, communicating the results. It helps us organize what we do, what we think about, and who we associate with. Independence: westerners tend to define oneself in terms of one"s own thoughts, feelings, and actions: us: individualistic culture, revere and value individual accomplishments. Conversely, people from asia, africa, central & south america tend to define themselves in terms of the relationships they have with others: collectivistic culture: more family or socially oriented thoughts, feelings, and actions depend on others.
