Transcript Chapter 1 Understanding Yourself and Others

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A Cumulative Model for
Understanding Behavior
Genetic Influences
Physiological Influences
Personal Tendency
Toward Behavior
Learning Influences
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Situational Factors
Situational Tendency
Toward Behavior
Cognitive Reasoning
Opportunity
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Genetics
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90% of height
70% of major depression
60% of intelligence
50% of smoking
40% of personality
40% of job satisfaction
50% of criminality
50% of aggression
Many mental health problems
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Physiological Influences
• Head injuries and
brain abnormalities
• Neurotransmitters
• Hormones
• Arousal levels
• Diet
• Physical appearance
• Illness and disability
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Physical Appearance
Infancy
– attractive babies are held, cuddled, and kissed more
Attractive Children
– have more friends
– are seen by teachers as being smarter
– are disciplined less often
Adolescence
– attractive teens have more dates
Attractive Adults
– receive higher interview scores
– receive higher performance appraisal scores
– are sent to jail less often
– are committed to mental health facilities less often
– receive more help in emergencies
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Physical Attractiveness
and Crime
• Masters and Graves (1967)
– 60% of criminals have facial
defects
– 20% of controls
• Thompson (1990)
– Reviewed 9 studies and found
that in 6, recidivism decreased
after plastic surgery
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Learning History
• Types of Learning
– Social learning
– Operant conditioning
• We Learn
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Consequences
How to be reinforced
Anger and resentment
Social needs and skills
Attachment to the community
Coping skills
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Learning Influences
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Developmental era
Where we were raised
Family
Friends
School and church
Gender, race, and culture
Significant emotional
events
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Developmental Era
Decade
Important Event
Characteristics
1980s
Drugs, video games, videos,
computers, car phones, fax
Bored, smart,
conservative,
individualistic
1970s
Watergate, travel
Distrust, urbane
1960s
Drugs, civil rights, Vietnam
Spoiled, unrealistic,
assertive
1950s
TV, economic boom
Questioning
1940s
World War II
Angry, confused
1930s
Depression
Frugal, security
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Urban vs. Rural Background
Difference
Crime
Traffic
Pace of life
Crowding
Variety of entertainment
Variety of cultures
High school sports
Result
Lack of trust
Patience
Energy
Stress, friendliness
Urbanity
Sensitivity
Competitiveness
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Birth Order
• Only child
– higher intelligence
– more independent
• First born
– achievement oriented
– conservative
• Middle born
– outgoing
– good social skills
• Youngest
– creative
– rebels
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Demographics
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Gender
Race
National origin
Religion
Disability
Age
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Television and the Media
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We watch five hours of TV per day
8 of 10 shows contain violence
Cartoons have 18 acts of violence per hour
Romance and sex
Exposure to tragedy
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When is Our Personality Set?
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Birth
Freud
Massey
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Situational Factors
• Environmental stress
– frustration
– heat, noise, darkness,
crowding
• Behavior of others
• Time and resource
limitations
• Competing values
• Availability of alternatives
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Cognitive Reasoning
• Expectancy theory
– Expectancy
– Instrumentality
– Valence
• Reasoning is affected by
– Alcohol and drugs
– Anger
– Stress
– Emotion
– Intelligence
– Knowledge/experience
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Opportunity
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Personality Characteristics
Personality Type
Characteristics
Thinker
creative, inquisitive
Director
competitive, independent
Communicator
friendly, outgoing
Soother
calm, loyal, helpful
Organizer
organized, detailed
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Communication Styles
Personality
Speaking style
Listens for
Thinker
ideas
ideas
Director
direct
main point
Communicator
stories/jokes
fun, humor
Soother
calm, never critical feelings
Organizer
facts, details
facts, details
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