PSYC112 M3 Flashcards
Rousseau view of man
By nature they are good and only institutions make them bad
Hobbes view of man
By nature man is nasty, brutal
What are the five approaches to social psychology? (C,L,M,B,C)
- Cognitive
- Learning
- Motivational
- Biological
- Cultural
Cognitive perspective
How perception affects behaviour, how it is interpreted relates to how they react.
Learning perspective
Principles of reinforcement and imitation, what is learned from parents
Motivational perspective
The basic human needs, biological and psychological
- Most basic is the need to feel belong and accepted
Biological perspective
Evolutionary past and genetic disposition
Cultural perspective
How culture affects the social behaviour
What are the four levels of social psychology (I,I,I,S)
- Intra-personal
- Inter-personal
- Inter-group
- Societal
Intra-personal level
Goes on inside a person. Brain mechanisms and genetics, personality.
Inter-personal level
Interactions between two people (rejection can cause violence)
Inter-group level
Group level behaviour
Societal level
Cultural effects on behaviour
Who most likely thinks nature of society can make someone do ‘bad’
a) Jean Rousseau
b) Thomas Hobbes
c) Stanley Miliband
d) Zip Pimbardo
a) Jean Jacques Rousseau
Freuds view on human
‘Seething cauldron of pleasure seeking instincts’
- Internalise parental values as social values
What are the three subsystems involved in conflict?
(I,E,S)
- ID
- EGO
- SUPEREGO
What is ID
Basic urges (eat, warmth)
- pleasure principle, demands satisfaction immediately not later
What is EGO
reality principle (controls the ID)
- Satisfy ID in accordance to societal norms
What is SUPEREGO
Moral policeman, internalised rules of parents and society
- Punishes through anxiety, guilt
