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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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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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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
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
Systems relation
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Stimulation theories conceptualize that
Physical env is a source of sensory information crucial to our welfare
27
Significant ways env simulation can vary
In amount | Meaning to each person
28
3 simulation based theories
Adaptation level Arousal Overload
29
A-L theory claims that (2)
No particular amount of stimulation is food for everyone | Stimulation different from one's A-L could cause change in beh and feelings
30
Arousal theory says that
Beh and experience relate to how physiologically aroused we are
31
Overload theory
Effects of too much stimulation
32
5 more theories
``` Control Beh-setting Integral Operant App Environment-centered app ```
33
Concept based on Barker's eco osy
Behavior-setting
34
Consistent prescribed patterns of beh
Programs
35
Captures the full complexity of everyday person-environment relations
Integral theories
36
Isidor Chein's integral theory
Description of the geo-behavioral env
37
Chein's 5 elements of his integral framework
``` Instigators Goal OBJECTs and noxients Supports and constraints Directors Global environment ```
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Instigators are
External env that instigate certain beh
39
GO and Nox are
Situations that can satisfy needs or produce pain
40
Directors are
Features of env that tells us what to do (proximal cues + programs????)
41
Global env are
General characteristics of env
42
Operant approach's goal
Modify beh of someone who causes environmental problems
43
E-c app
Pay attention to state or quality of environment
44
Preserving conserving and helping natural env
Green psych
45
Brunswik's ideas originally concentrated on
The process of perception
46
Brunswik made contributions to
Functionalism
47
Bruns asserted that the organism's environment is
An uncertain and probabilistic one
48
Using probabilistic uncertain evidence to achieve goals
Using proximal cues
49
Brunswik coined the term
Ecological validity
50
First behavioral system founded in probabilism
Probabilistic functionalism
51
Born in Prussia, trained in Germany
Kurt Lewin
52
One of the theories to give consideration to the molar physical environment
Field theory
53
Linking scientific research with real social change
Lewin's idea of action research
54
One of the edge of Lewin's legacy
Environmental Psych
55
Field theory is influenced by
Gestalt Psych
56
Field Theory emphasized on
Individual personalities Interpersonal conflict Situational variables
57
Field theory had a major impact on social psych and had the notion that
Individual traits and the environment interact to cause behavior
58
Author of the book Geopsyche
Willy Hellpach
59
After what major event caused the demand for social psych's development and particularly on
World war 2 Attitude change Small group processes Intergroup conflict
60
Gibsonian Psych is more
More Philosophical. Eco Psych
61
Gibsonian psych concentrated more on
Cognition
62
Barker
Envi Psy
63
Accdg to Barker human beh was
Heavily situated so it's difficult to predict
64
Gibsonian Psych argued that animal and humans stand in a ____ relations w the env
Systems relation
65
Stimulation theories conceptualize that
Physical env is a source of sensory information crucial to our welfare
66
Significant ways env simulation can vary
In amount | Meaning to each person
67
3 simulation based theories
Adaptation level Arousal Overload
68
A-L theory claims that (2)
No particular amount of stimulation is food for everyone | Stimulation different from one's A-L could cause change in beh and feelings
69
Arousal theory says that
Beh and experience relate to how physiologically aroused we are
70
Overload theory
Effects of too much stimulation
71
5 more theories
``` Control Beh-setting Integral Operant App Environment-centered app ```
72
Concept based on Barker's eco osy
Behavior-setting
73
Consistent prescribed patterns of beh
Programs
74
Captures the full complexity of everyday person-environment relations
Integral theories
75
Isidor Chein's integral theory
Description of the geo-behavioral env
76
Chein's 5 elements of his integral framework
``` Instigators Goal OBJECTs and noxients Supports and constraints Directors Global environment ```
77
Instigators are
External env that instigate certain beh
78
GO and Nox are
Situations that can satisfy needs or produce pain
79
Directors are
Features of env that tells us what to do (proximal cues + programs????)
80
Global env are
General characteristics of env
81
Operant approach's goal
Modify beh of someone who causes environmental problems
82
E-c app
Pay attention to state or quality of environment
83
Preserving conserving and helping natural env
Green psych

Eco Psych (3 decks)

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