Source: Beyond Culture (1976) by Edward T. Hall Edward T. Hall’s Cultural Iceberg Model In 1976‚ Hall developed the iceberg analogy of culture. If the culture of a society was the iceberg‚ Hall reasoned‚ than there are some aspects visible‚ above the water‚ but there is a larger portion hidden beneath the surface. What does that mean? The external‚ or conscious‚ part of culture is what we can see and is the tip of the iceberg and includes behaviors and some beliefs. The internal‚ or subconscious
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UNIT-I PSYCHOLOGY DEFINITION: The word Psychology derivesfrom Greek word ”Psyche” and “Locus” which means Psyche → Soul Locus → Science or Knowledge The Psychology literary means “the science of the soul”. A science that systematically studies and attempts to explain observablebehaviour and its relationship to unseen “mental” process that go on inside the organism and to external events in the environment. GOALS: Description Explanation Prediction Control of behaviour Methods of Psychology:
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Psychology How Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution had an Enormous impact on the study of psychology. Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution had a big impact for two reasons. According to David M. Buss a Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. “Darwin provided two key theories that guide much of modern psychological research—natural selection and sexual selection.” Because of those theories it helped psychologist see how our ancestors and other animals have adapted to new survival
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Evolutionary psychology is an approach in the social and natural sciences that studies the psychological behaviours and adaptations of humans to the changing physical and social environment. It’s basically a combination of evolutionary biology and cognitive psychology. In 1859‚ Charles Darwin set out his theory of evolution by natural selection as an explanation for adaptation and speciation. He believed that all plants and animals had evolved from a few common ancestors by means of natural selection
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| | | Reading | Read Ch. 6 of Understanding Human Behavior and the Social Environment. | | | Reading | Read Ch. 7 of Understanding Human Behavior and the Social Environment. | | | Reading | Read Ch. 8 of Understanding Human Behavior and the Social Environment. | | | Reading | Read Ch. 9 of Understanding Human Behavior and the Social Environment. | | | Reading | Read Ch. 13 of Understanding Human Behavior and the Social Environment. | | | Reading
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Psychoanalytic – Freud- Psychoanalytical theory was formulated by Freud based on how the human mind functions. He believed that there were factors outside of the individual person’s awareness (unconscious thoughts‚ feelings and experiences) that influence their emotions‚ behaviour and actions‚ and that their past experiences‚ and their future. The Psychoanalytical Theory highlights the importance of the unconscious mental processes and childhood development issues as they relate to childish impulses
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behavioral expectations Transition in Conflict Thought • One school of thought has argued that conflict must be avoided that it indicates malfunctioning within the group. This is called the traditional view. • Another school of thought‚ the human relations view‚ argues that conflict is a natural and inevitable outcome in any group and that it need not be evil‚ but rather has the potential to be appositive force in determining group performance. • The third and most recent perspective proposes
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Charles Darwin was born English in 1809 and died 1882. He was a naturalist and a geologist who traveled around the coast of South America and the Galapagos Islands aboard the HMS Beagle with Robert Fitzroy. The expedition was to chart the coastline; however Darwin was participating in the trip more for geological‚ natural history‚ and biological interests. He took specimens to study‚ dissected invertebrates‚ and generally spent more time on the land that aboard the boat. Darwin suggested through
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PSYCHOLOGY THE SCIENCE OF THE MIND AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR Psychological Methods - Final Project Psychology is the scientific approach to analyzing the mind and the cause for human behavior (Schacter‚ Gilbert‚ Wegner‚ 2007). Like many other forms of science‚ it is based on research that is conducted to solve a problem. Many times these discoveries are achieved through the use of theories and the methods used to test them. Generally research initiates
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PSYCHOLOGY AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR Contents : Preface to forward ...3 A.Introduction .....4 a.Definition ...4 b.Psychology and Other Sciences ...5 c.Major Areas of Research .....6 B.Child Psychology .....6 a.Introduction .......6 b.Scientific Study ..7 c.Environmental Studies .8 d.Developmental Theories
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