PSYC 212 Chapter midterm: PSYC333 - Lectures Midterm
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Understanding basic human nature: maslow"s hierarchy of needs, the big five. Maslow"s hierarchy of needs understanding human nature. Lower needs on bottom and higher needs on top; where lower needs must be met before an individual can pursue higher level needs. Theory about human nature in general applies to all individuals. Knowing where people fall on each dimension will help us to predict their behavior across situations and overtime: openness, conscientiousness, agreeableness, extraversion, neuroticism. The power of the situation (to override individual differences) Sometimes, our desires to conform can override our beliefs and values: i. e. Conformity occurs because of unanimity, amount of people, informational and descriptive norms: i. e. Prisoners became passive and guards became aggressive even though the p"s were randomly assigned, which ensured that there was not systematic individual differences: bystander intervention (darley and latane. Kitty genovese was stabbed to death in a neighborhood and no one did anything to help her or called for help.
