The Human Mind

Social psychology (the study of how we think about, influence and relate to one another) Three parts include: ·         Thinking ·         Influencing ·         Relating Attribution Theory ·          The idea that we give casual explanation for someone’s behavior ·          We credit that behavior either to the situation or… ·          To the person’s disposition Fundamental Attribution Error The tendency to underestimate the impact of a situation and overestimate the impact of personal disposition Attitudes ·          A belief or feeling that predisposes one to respond in a particular way to something Foot in the door phenomenon ·     ...

Biological Basis of Hunger/ Motivation    Hunger does NOT come from out stomach     It comes from our brain= Hypothalamus      Hunger is both physiological and psychological Hypothalamus     Lateral hypothalamus: when stimulated, it makes you hungry      Ventromedial hypothalamus: when stimulated it makes you feel full Eating Disorders Bulimia Nervosa- characterized by binging (eat large amounts of food) and purging (getting rid of the food) Anorexia Nervosa   Starve themselves to below 85% of their normal body weight   See themselves as fat   Vast majority of women Achievement Motivation ·          Intrinsic Motivators: rewards we get internally, such as enjoyment or satisfaction ·          Extrinsic motivators: reward that we get accomplishments from outside ou...

Abnormal psychology (AKA psychological disorders) A “harmful dysfunction” in which behavior is judged by: UMAD: U njustifiable M aladaptive A typical D isturbing DSM W ·          DSM will classify disorders and describe the symptoms ·          DSM will NOT explain the causes or possible cures. Anxiety Disorders ·          A group of conditions where the primary symptoms are anxiety or defenses against anxiety ·          The patient fears something awful will happen to them. ·          They are in a state of intense apprehension, uneasiness, uncertainty, or fear. Phobias ·          A person experiences sudden of intense Panic disorders ·        ...

Learning  Relatively permanent change in behavior that occurs through experience How do we learn? (Associative learning)  learning that certain events occur together Main topics Classical conditioning  The type of learning in which a response is natural elicited by one stimulus becomes to be elicited by a dodgers formally natural stimulus  Pavlov and Watson  UCS,UCR,CS,CR Operant conditioning  The type of learning in which behaviors are emitted to warm rewards or avoid punishment  B.F skinner  Reinforcement and Punishments  Social Conflictive Learning Theory The type of learning in which behaviors are learned by observing a model  Albert Bandura  Modeling  Classical Conditioning  Ivan Pavlov  An involuntary behavior is determined by what proceeds it  Unconditional stimulus (US)  Stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response...