PSYC 2310 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Social Influence, Social Neuroscience, Fundamental Attribution Error
10 Feb 2017
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Anyone with useful lecture notes can add them but please put a date or send the to me and i will compile them. Behavioural economics - the study of how social, cognitive and emotional factors influence economic decisions. Behaviourism - theory of learning that describes people"s behaviour as acquired through conditioning. Collectivistic- a view of the self as part of a larger social network, including family, friends and coworkers. Gestalt psychology- a theory that proposes objects are viewed holistically. Hindsight bias- the tendency to see a given outcome as inevitable once the actual outcome is known. Hypothesis- a testable prediction about the conditions under which an event will occur. Individualistic- a view of the self as distinct, autonomous, self-contained, and endowed with unique attributes. Positive psychology- a recent branch of psychology that studies individual"s" strengths and virtues. Scientific method- a technique for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, and/or correcting previous knowledge .
