AP Psych DMA1. The perception that one’s fate is determined by luck reflects…

2. What is a collectivist culture? What are they most likely to stress the importance of…?

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Today’s AgendaDMA/turn in FRQRush remindersChapter 15

UnconsciousHumanistic perspectiveSocio-cultural perspective

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Defense Mechanisms

Defense Mechanisms the ego’s protective methods of reducing

anxiety by unconsciously distorting reality

Defense Mechanisms Form groups of 3-6 people Get a defense mechanism from Wheeler Create a brief skit that demonstrates the defense

mechanism happening DO NOT tell us the defense mechanism – we will guess

Your skit should be less than 1 minute long.

Feel free to make it funny

Everyone must participate You only have 7 minutes to create & rehearse your skit.

Assessing the Unconscious Projective Test

a personality test such as the Rorschach or TAT

designed to trigger projection of one’s inner dynamics

Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) a projective test in which people express their inner feelings

and interests through the stories they make up about ambiguous scenes

Assessing the Unconscious--TAT

Assessing the Unconscious

Rorschach Inkblot Test the most widely used projective test a set of 10 inkblots designed by Hermann

Rorschach seeks to identify people’s inner feelings by

analyzing their interpretations of the blots

Neo-Freudians Turn to page 583 in your textbook

Discuss with a neighborWho were Alfred Adler, Karen Horney

and Carl Jung?

What did they do? Why are they important?

Humanistic Perspective

Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) studied self-

actualization processes of productive and healthy people (e.g., Lincoln)

Humanistic Perspective

Carl Rogers (1902-1987) focused on growth and fulfillment of individuals

genuineness

acceptance

empathy

Humanistic Perspective

Unconditional Positive Regard an attitude of total acceptance toward

another person

Self-Concept all our thoughts and feelings about ourselves,

in an answer to the question, “Who am I?”

The Trait PerspectiveTurn to page 595 & read the “Big Five” personality factors table.

Matchmaker, MatchmakerPlease complete the activity

Social-Cognitive Perspective

Social-Cognitive Perspective interaction between persons and their

social context

Reciprocal Determinism interacting influences between

personality and environmental factors

Social-Cognitive Perspective Personal Control

our sense of controlling our environments rather than feeling helpless

External Locus of Control perception that chance or outside forces

beyond one’s personal control determine one’s fate

Please answer the questions honestly.You will be asked to share your responses.

Survey

Survey

Many of the unhappy things in people's lives are partly due to bad luck

People's misfortunes result from the mistakes they make.

Survey

One of the major reasons why we have wars is because people don't take enough interest in politics.

There will always be wars, no matter how hard people try to prevent them.

Survey

In the long run, people get the respect they deserve in this world.

Unfortunately, an individual's worth often passes unrecognized no matter how hard he tries

Survey

The idea that teachers are unfair to students is nonsense.

Most students don't realize the extent to which their grades are influenced by accidental happenings.

Survey

Without the right breaks, one cannot be an effective leader.

Capable people who fail to became leaders have not taken advantage of their opportunities.

Survey

No matter how hard you try, some people just don't like you.

People who can't get others to like them don't understand how to get along with others.

Survey

I have often found that what is going to happen will happen.

Trusting to fate has never turned out as well for me as making a decision to take a definite course of action.

Survey

In the case of the well prepared student, there is rarely, if ever, such a thing as an unfair test.

Many times exam questions tend to be so unrelated to course work that studying is really useless.

Survey

Becoming a success is a matter of hard work; luck has little or nothing to do with it.

Getting a good job depends mainly on being in the right place at the right time.

Survey

The average citizen can have an influence in government decisions.

This world is run by the few people in power, and there is not much the little guy can do about it.

Survey

When I make plans, I am almost certain that I can make them work.

It is not always wise to plan too far ahead because many things turn out to be a matter of luck anyway.

Survey

In my case, getting what I want has little or nothing to do with luck.

Many times we might just as well decide what to do by flipping a coin.

Survey

What happens to me is my own doing.

Sometimes I feel that I don't have enough control over the direction my life is taking..

Social-Cognitive Perspective

Internal Locus of Control

the perception that one controls one’s own fate

Learned Helplessness

the hopelessness/passive resignation an animal or human learns when unable to avoid repeated aversive events

Social-Cognitive Perspective

Learned Helplessness

Uncontrollablebad events

Perceivedlack of control

Generalizedhelpless behavior

Social-Cognitive Perspective

Positive Psychology scientific study of optimal human functioning aims to discover &and promote conditions

that enable individuals and communities to thrive

Exploring the Self Spotlight Effect

overestimating others noticing and evaluating our appearance, performance, and blunders

Self Esteem one’s feelings of high or low self-worth

Self-Serving Bias readiness to perceive oneself favorably

Exploring the Self

Individualism giving priority to one’s own goals over group goals defining one’s identity in terms of personal

attributes rather than group identifications

Collectivism giving priority to the goals of one’s group (often

one’s extended family or work group) defining one’s identity accordingly

Exploring the Self

Morality Defined by individuals Defined by social networks (self-based) (duty-based)

Attributing Behavior reflects one’s personality Behavior reflects socialbehaviors and attitudes and roles

Value Contrasts Between Individualism and CollectivismConcept Individualism Collectivism

Self Independent Interdependent (identity from individual traits) identity from belonging)

Life task Discover and express one’s Maintain connections, fit in uniqueness

What matters Me--personal achievement and We-group goals and solidarity; fullfillment; rights and liberties social responsibilities and

relationships

Coping method Change reality Accommodate to reality

Relationships Many, often temporary or casual; Few, close and enduring;confrontation acceptable harmony valued