PSYC 2310 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-6: Self-Awareness, Gestalt Psychology, Short Track Speed Skating

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2310
• Professor: Saba Safdar

Document Summary

Culture comprises (1) the human-made part of the environment and (2) the social institutions of the society such as norms, rules and laws (herskovitis, Which side of the road we drive on, how we dress, cultural norms, laws. The way we see the world impacts the way we think. Fish did not discover water, they have to jump out of the water to realize that the whole world is not all under water. Ecology shapes culture, and culture shapes us > social behaviour. Differences there are universal behaviours and experiences life and death, religion, marriage, emotions (can be the same or different within cultures) food rituals (different between cultures) there are cultural differences in practicing social behaviours and interpreting experiences. 7 basic sexual positions humans are more similar to one another than they are different. In america: the squeaky wheel gets the grease - different = more attention. In japan the nail that sticks out gets pounded down -no individuality.