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Natural Selection
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the evolutionary process by which heritable traits that best enable organisms to survive and reproduce in particular environments are passed to ensuing generations
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Evolutionary Psychology
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the study of the evolution of cognition and behavior using principles of natural selection
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Culture
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the enduring behaviors ideas, attitudes and attitudes and traditions shared by a large group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next
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Norms
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standard for accepted and expected behavior
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Personal Space
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the buffer zone we like to to maintain around our bodies. Its size depends on our familiarity with whenever is near us
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Cultural diversity
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Descriptive norms- "Everybody's doing it" (communal)
Injunctive norms- "Doing the right thing" (internal) |
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Standards accepted and expected behavior
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Expressiveness- what we may consider warm and charming a different culture could consider efficient and cold
Punctuality- North American always want to be on time, Latin Americans are more laid back Rule-breaking- if you break it, they pay the consequence personal space- portable bubble or buffer zone |
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Intimate distance
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10-18 inches
zone reserved for family members and loved ones within this zone we embrace, touch and whisper |
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Social distance
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4-8 ft
social zone is most appropriate for the majority of daily business interactions |
where we interact with business interactions
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Public distance
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More than 8 feet
public places public speaking |
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Territoriality
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specific space is marked out and defended against intrusion of others
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3 types of territories?
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Primary territories- places over which the occupant has exclusive control
Secondary territories- semi-public areas are shared w/ others on a fairly regular basis Public territories - are uncontrolled are used by whoever is the first to arrive |
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Territoriality
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Gives us a sense of security and makes our lives more predictable and more important
May protect us from people we fear or dislike people are more assertive and dominant when defending the primary territories |
defined spot
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Universal friendship norms
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trust, respect, confidentiality
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trait dimensions
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open, agreeable, consciousness
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values
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social belief dimensions
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cynicism, spirituality, social complexity, reward for application, fate control
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Big five social beliefs
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Gender
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characteristics, whether biological or socially influenced, by which people define and make
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Gender
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characteristics, whether biological or socially influenced, by which people define and make
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What are some common norms for friendship?
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a) Respect the friend's privacy
b) make eye contact while talking c) dont divulge things said in confidence |
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How are males and females alike and different?
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gender- In psychology the characteristics, whether biological or socially influenced, by which people define male and female
women: 70 percent more fat, 40 percent less muscle, 5 inches shorter more sensitive to smells and sounds men: slower to enter puberty, quicker to die, more capable of wiggling the ears |
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empathy
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vicarious experience of another's feelings; putting oneself in another's shoes
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Evolution gender
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Men seek out quantity
- just spend their genes Women seek out quality - more inspired by emotional passion - protecting and nurturing of offspring As humans age they become more androgynous - have more masculine and feminine qualities Gender roles vary over culture Gender roles vary over time |
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Gender roles
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A set of behavior expectations (norms) for males and females
Vary over culture Vary over time |
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What's peer-transitional culture?
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the way parents bring up their children, determines in large part who they become. A lot of culture is determined by peer groups
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