PSYC39H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Prosocial Behavior, Group Psychotherapy, Crisis Management
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Chapter 1-crime in canada: typical offender profile versus a sensational offender profile. The influence of media: james wallace"s 2008 story: even inmates eat better than seniors in nursing homes ; The results showed the government having moderate influence and academic contributions as having none (although some provide commentaries in newspapers. Tv news was the highest followed by friends have family. Current context: criminal behavior and individual and intra-individual (i. e. , personality) influences, greater understanding of criminal behavior comes from psychological explanations that consider individual differences, psychology is interested in: Intra-individiual differences (variations in criminal conduct within an individual across time & situations) Inter-indiviudal differences (variations in criminal conduct between individuals). *the difference in psychology & sociology is the level or focus of comparisons* Psychology focuses on individuals whereas sociology focuses on groups. Psychology is like a microscope (anaology: to define the study of criminal behavior vary somewhat across different texts:
