PSYC 1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Collectivism, Individualism, Social Learning Theory
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Psyc 1 textbook notes module 13: culture, gender, and other environmental. Over time, unused neural pathways get smaller and more used ones get bigger: pruning process. Culture: behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values, traditions shared by group of people; passed on through generations. Norms: rules for accepted and expected behavior. Individualism: priority to own goals over group goals; identity more in self than in the group. Collectivism: priority to goals of group over own goals; identity more in group than in the self. Sex: biologically influenced characteristic by which people define males and females: parts. Gender: socially influenced characteristics by which people define men and women. Aggression: verbal/physical behavior intended to harm someone physically/emotionally: men more likely to commit physical aggression, relational aggression: aggression meant to harm a person"s relationship/social standing. Social power: men expected to have more social power, men more directive. Telling people what they want and how to get it: women more democratic.
