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1 - Intro Flashcards

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How is the environment experienced?

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As a unitary field

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Study of Transactions between individuals and the physical setting

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Eco Psy

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2
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Th person has what properties

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Environmental and individual

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The environment operates at what level of awareness

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Below its level

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Eco Psy’s been on the edge of Psych bc

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Rarely received serious attention in Psych
Not taught in every college
Still not part of psych’s core

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First person to use the term in print

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Egon Brunswik (1943)

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Brunswik’s ideas originally concentrated on

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The process of perception

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Brunswik made contributions to

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Functionalism

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Bruns asserted that the organism’s environment is

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An uncertain and probabilistic one

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Using probabilistic uncertain evidence to achieve goals

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Using proximal cues

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Brunswik coined the term

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Ecological validity

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First behavioral system founded in probabilism

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Probabilistic functionalism

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Born in Prussia, trained in Germany

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Kurt Lewin

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One of the theories to give consideration to the molar physical environment

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Field theory

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Linking scientific research with real social change

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Lewin’s idea of action research

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One of the edge of Lewin’s legacy

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Environmental Psych

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Field theory is influenced by

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Gestalt Psych

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Field Theory emphasized on

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Individual personalities
Interpersonal conflict
Situational variables

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Field theory had a major impact on social psych and had the notion that

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Individual traits and the environment interact to cause behavior

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Author of the book Geopsyche

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Willy Hellpach

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After what major event caused the demand for social psych’s development and particularly on

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World war 2
Attitude change
Small group processes
Intergroup conflict

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21
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Gibsonian Psych is more

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More Philosophical. Eco Psych

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Gibsonian psych concentrated more on

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Cognition

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Barker

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Envi Psy

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Accdg to Barker human beh was

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Heavily situated so it’s difficult to predict

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Gibsonian Psych argued that animal and humans stand in a ____ relations w the env

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Systems relation

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Stimulation theories conceptualize that

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Physical env is a source of sensory information crucial to our welfare

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Significant ways env simulation can vary

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In amount

Meaning to each person

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28
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3 simulation based theories

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Adaptation level
Arousal
Overload

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A-L theory claims that (2)

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No particular amount of stimulation is food for everyone

Stimulation different from one’s A-L could cause change in beh and feelings

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30
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Arousal theory says that

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Beh and experience relate to how physiologically aroused we are

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31
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Overload theory

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Effects of too much stimulation

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32
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5 more theories

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Control
Beh-setting
Integral
Operant App
Environment-centered app
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Concept based on Barker’s eco osy

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Behavior-setting

34
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Consistent prescribed patterns of beh

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Programs

35
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Captures the full complexity of everyday person-environment relations

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Integral theories

36
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Isidor Chein’s integral theory

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Description of the geo-behavioral env

37
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Chein’s 5 elements of his integral framework

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Instigators
Goal OBJECTs and noxients
Supports and constraints
Directors
Global environment
38
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Instigators are

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External env that instigate certain beh

39
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GO and Nox are

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Situations that can satisfy needs or produce pain

40
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Directors are

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Features of env that tells us what to do (proximal cues + programs????)

41
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Global env are

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General characteristics of env

42
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Operant approach’s goal

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Modify beh of someone who causes environmental problems

43
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E-c app

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Pay attention to state or quality of environment

44
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Preserving conserving and helping natural env

A

Green psych

45
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Brunswik’s ideas originally concentrated on

A

The process of perception

46
Q

Brunswik made contributions to

A

Functionalism

47
Q

Bruns asserted that the organism’s environment is

A

An uncertain and probabilistic one

48
Q

Using probabilistic uncertain evidence to achieve goals

A

Using proximal cues

49
Q

Brunswik coined the term

A

Ecological validity

50
Q

First behavioral system founded in probabilism

A

Probabilistic functionalism

51
Q

Born in Prussia, trained in Germany

A

Kurt Lewin

52
Q

One of the theories to give consideration to the molar physical environment

A

Field theory

53
Q

Linking scientific research with real social change

A

Lewin’s idea of action research

54
Q

One of the edge of Lewin’s legacy

A

Environmental Psych

55
Q

Field theory is influenced by

A

Gestalt Psych

56
Q

Field Theory emphasized on

A

Individual personalities
Interpersonal conflict
Situational variables

57
Q

Field theory had a major impact on social psych and had the notion that

A

Individual traits and the environment interact to cause behavior

58
Q

Author of the book Geopsyche

A

Willy Hellpach

59
Q

After what major event caused the demand for social psych’s development and particularly on

A

World war 2
Attitude change
Small group processes
Intergroup conflict

60
Q

Gibsonian Psych is more

A

More Philosophical. Eco Psych

61
Q

Gibsonian psych concentrated more on

A

Cognition

62
Q

Barker

A

Envi Psy

63
Q

Accdg to Barker human beh was

A

Heavily situated so it’s difficult to predict

64
Q

Gibsonian Psych argued that animal and humans stand in a ____ relations w the env

A

Systems relation

65
Q

Stimulation theories conceptualize that

A

Physical env is a source of sensory information crucial to our welfare

66
Q

Significant ways env simulation can vary

A

In amount

Meaning to each person

67
Q

3 simulation based theories

A

Adaptation level
Arousal
Overload

68
Q

A-L theory claims that (2)

A

No particular amount of stimulation is food for everyone

Stimulation different from one’s A-L could cause change in beh and feelings

69
Q

Arousal theory says that

A

Beh and experience relate to how physiologically aroused we are

70
Q

Overload theory

A

Effects of too much stimulation

71
Q

5 more theories

A 
Control
Beh-setting
Integral
Operant App
Environment-centered app
72
Q

Concept based on Barker’s eco osy

A

Behavior-setting

73
Q

Consistent prescribed patterns of beh

A

Programs

74
Q

Captures the full complexity of everyday person-environment relations

A

Integral theories

75
Q

Isidor Chein’s integral theory

A

Description of the geo-behavioral env

76
Q

Chein’s 5 elements of his integral framework

A 
Instigators
Goal OBJECTs and noxients
Supports and constraints
Directors
Global environment
77
Q

Instigators are

A

External env that instigate certain beh

78
Q

GO and Nox are

A

Situations that can satisfy needs or produce pain

79
Q

Directors are

A

Features of env that tells us what to do (proximal cues + programs????)

80
Q

Global env are

A

General characteristics of env

81
Q

Operant approach’s goal

A

Modify beh of someone who causes environmental problems

82
Q

E-c app

A

Pay attention to state or quality of environment

83
Q

Preserving conserving and helping natural env

A

Green psych

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