Psychology Learning Activites

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A) Define the Reciprocity norm.

The Reciprocity norm prescribes that we should help others that need our help. B) Give two example where someone might need to ignore it.

If it’s the elderly or a child who is unable to return the favour.

3. A) Define social responsibility norm.Prescribes that we should help those who need help because it is our responsibility to do so.B) When can someone ignore it? If someone needs help rebuilding their house that was lost in a fire, people in the community might not feel as though it’s their responsibility to help them.

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A) Reciprocity norm

B) Social Responsibility

C) Reciprocity norm

D) Reciprocity normE) Reciprocity norm

Learning Activity 10.10 – Media Response

The title of the article ‘’popularity a perk of children altruism”, I believe, is incorrect. I believe this as the article does not explain nor talk about how the popularity of students influences altruism. The article suggest and proves that when kids are perceived to be more kind for no reward or personal gain, they were more well respected by peers even if this did come with consequences or perks. This has nothing to do with the popularity if the students, only to what they were being perceived as by their peers.

Learning Activity 10.21

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Distinguish between the specific disciplines of zoology, ethology and psychology.Ethology is the scientific study of animal behaviour, they focus on the behaviour rather than the animals itself.

Zoology is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom.

Psychology is the study of the human mind and behaviour.

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A) Explain the meaning of the term instinctive behaviour.Instinctive behaviour is the behaviours that occur within the animal’s nature of instincts. They occur naturally and unconsciously. B) An example of a human instinctive behaviour is blushing. Blushing is the involuntary reddening of a person’s face due to embarrassment or emotional stress.

3. What are the three main limitations of Lorenz’s ethological explanation of aggression?-Very little empirical research

-relies on generalisations

-does not take into account the important roles that learning and socio-cultural influences play in shaping our behaviour.

Learning Activity 10.24

1. What general approach is taken by social learning theory in explaining human aggression?

One of the main ways in which we learn aggression is from watching other people being aggressive and then copying their aggressive behaviour. 2.

Do you believe this approach can be applied to animal behaviour?

I don’t believe this approach can be applied to animal behaviour as us humans cannot mimic and copy animal aggressive behaviour. Unless we find a way to train an animal to do so we cannot. 3.

Define Observational learning.Observational learning involves learning by watching someone else’s behaviours and the consequences of their behaviour and then modelling or imitating the behaviour.

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