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Freud vs Jung

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similar
-conscious and unconscious mind
-interactions between conscious/ unconscious lead to growth and change

Freud
-unconscious is repressed thoughts/feelings
-sexually was main source of human motivation
(five psych sexual stages)(jung did not agree)

Jung
-early supporter of Freud because of their shared interest in the unconscious
- did not agree with Freud- unconscious mind is not only repressed thoughts and feelings

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Pavlov

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Palvos dog experiment
classically conditioned dogs to salivate at the sound of a bell

  • takes a response to one particular stimulus causes same response to occur with another stimulus by repeatly pairing new stimulus with original one
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ID, superego, ego

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id- act on unconscious urges and search for instant gratification

ego- conscious, rational part of the mind that balances the ID and superego

superego- act consciously, think about all possible scenarios

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Erickson

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-psychosocial theory
(involve both psychological and social aspects, life periods which individual goal is to satisfy desires associated with social needs)
-8 eight stages of development that build upon each other (determined by success or failure)
-each stage has a crisis and optimal time

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Psychosocial development: stage 5

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identity vs role confusion
- 12-18y
question: who am i?
maladaptive- perfectionism
malignant- unable to commit

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psychosocial development: stage 8

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identity vs despair
-have a lived a fulfilled life?
- develop ego with a minimal sense of despair

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psyche

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  • mind (soul/spirit)
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Victor Frankl

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-theory grew from experience from Auschwitz
- suggest humans are motivated by the need for meaning in their lives
- emphasizes freedom of will- ability to chose how to respond in situations- ability to shape our lives

legotherapy- helps patient find meaning in their life

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Watson

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  • psychology should be based off observable behavior not the subject unconsciousness

-what could not been seen, could not be studied

-nature doesn’t count, nurture is what is important

“little Albert Study”
-classical conditioned baby to be afraid of rats

main goal- to see if people could be conditioned like Pavlov’s dogs
-that fears are a learned behavior and not genetic

try to figure out if a response of fear could be conditioned

learning theory: minds are blank states when born, are molded by our environment

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Piaget

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-cognitive development viewpoint
1. sensormotor stage
-object permance
2. pre-operational stage
-symbolic thinking
3. concrete operational
-conservation
(physical attributes of an object remain unchanged, even though outward appearance changes- pour water from small-big glass)
4. formal operational
deductive resoning- hypothoses about some aspect of external world

abstract thought- begin to consider possible outcomes, no relying soley on experiences

problem solving-
-schema (cognitive system- helps us make sense and organize information)

is shaped by accommodation and assimilation
-4 stages of cognitive development (sensorimotor, pre-operational, concrete operational, formal operational)

adaption
-learning
-ability to adjust new information and experiences

assimilation
-GENERALIZING
- fitting NEW INFO into EXSITING understanding/ perceptions

accommodation
-ALTERING initial understanding
- revising existing cognitive schemas, so NEW information can be incorporated

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Spearman vs gardener

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SPEARMAN: 2 factory theory
-general factor and specific factor

-basic intelligence predicts our abilities in various academic areas
- different areas correlate
-human abilities are too diverse to be encapsulate by a single general factor

Gardener : multiple intelligence
-argued we don’t have general intelligence just multiple intelligence
- studied those with savant syndrome
-8 interdependent intelligences based on skills beyond academics (perceiving, understanding, managing, using)

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Classical conditioning

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learning shaped by what happens BEFORE the behavior

Pavlov’s dogs
takes response to stimulus, repeatedly pairing new stimulus with old one

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operant conditioning

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behavior shaped by what happens AFTER the behavior
is followed by a reinforcement/ punishment it is more/less likely to be repeated

types of reinforcement/ punishment
positive- adding to increase or decrease behavior
negative- take something away to increase or decrease behavior

positive punishment
- ADD consequence decrease the behavior
ex. yelling
negitive punishment
- TAKE AWAY to decrease behaviour

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assimilation vs accommodation

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assimilation
-GENERALIZE
- fitting NEW INFO into EXSITING understanding/ perceptions

accommodation
ALTERING
- REVISING EXSITING cognitive schemas, so NEW information can be incorporated

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disequilibrium

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state of cognitive imbalance
come across NEW SITUATION or TASK DO NOT UNDERSTAND
- nothing to compare to, cannot make sense of it

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adaption

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ability to adjust new information and experiences
-learning

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reinforcement schedules

variable interval, fixed ratio, variable ratio, fixed interval

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variable interval: reinforces response at unpredictable times

fixed interval : reinforces a response only after a specific time has elapsed

variable ratio: reinforce response after an unpredictable number of responses

fixed ratio: reinforce response only after a specified number of responses

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existential vacuum

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Frankl
-phenomenon in which people think life is meaningless
- primarily through boredom which leads to distress

-what i take from life
-how i view life
-how i give to life

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object permanence

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the idea object exist outside the Childs view

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development of a schema

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-children watch environment or come across something new
-experience with new objects
-make connections and associations between events
-become confused when current schemas doesn’t explain experiences (disequilibrium)
-use accommodation or adaptionc

what is a schema?
cognitive system/ framework helps us organize and make sense of information

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Frauds psychosexual stages

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oral- pleasure seeking mouth

anal- centered on functions of elimination

phallic (boys are infatuated by mother, threatened by father)
-genital’s

latency - sexual thought repressed, Childs focus on developing social, interectual skills

genitial- seek relationships

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defense mechanisms
regression, reaction formation, repression, displacement

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regression- retreat to earlier and more infantile stage of development

reaction formation-
person feels urge to say/do something but does the opposite

repression-
banishes anxiety arousing thoughts from conscious to subconscious

displacement-
redirection of emotion on new target (take anger out of someone else)

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logo therapy techniques

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dereflexion- divert attention away from self

paradoxical intention- wish closely for the thing you fear most

Socratic dialogue- listen closely to the way that you describe things

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concept of self (Rogers)

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1.ideal self-person you want to be

  1. self image- how you see yourself ,how you think others see you
  2. self esteem- degree to which you like yourself
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what is a schema
cognitive system -helps organize and make sense of info -provide us of what to expect -basic building block intelligent behavior
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nervous system
central nervous system: Brain and spinal cord peripheral nervous system SOMATIC- voluntary actions (afferent and efferent nerons ) AUTONOMIC - sympathetic (prepare for emergencies) -parasympathetic (return body back to normal, slow breath etc.)
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Broca area vs Wernickes
Broca area - speech production -frontal lobe wernickes - speech comprehension - temporal lobe
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Oedipus complex
Freud theory ages 3-6 (phallic stage) child desire to have the parent of opposite to themselves (excluding other parent) -
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brain stem
all nerve fibers connecting forebrain, cerebellum and spinal cord - directs essential activities like heart rate and breathing -divided into midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata
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occuipital lobe
- back of brain -vision -decode visual information
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temporal lobe
- left and right side above and around ears -Wernicke's area (give words meaning) -hearing, memory, language -recognize objects, people and places
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amygdala
-limbic system -emotional response -form new memories (work with hippocampus to attach emotion to memory)
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hippocampus
-limbic system -form, organize, and store new memories -memories not stored long term -support memory consolidation when asleep
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maturational theory
-Gesell -focused on course, pattern, and rate of maturational growth in children -physical growth based on environment and genes
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dynamic systems theory
-behavior emerges as a pattern from all streams that flow into the river of infant development -each new skill emerges as infants actively recognize existing motor skills into more complex situations (not genetically programmed) - babies apply old skills learn new skills
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extinction- classical conditioning
conditioned stimulus is presented alone without unconditional stimulus -conditioned response will ease
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reinforcement schedules
variable- random aamount of time or # of response fixed- specific amount of time or number of repsonses interval- focus on time ratio-focus on response
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Disinhibition
when observer watches someone else engage in a threatening activity without getting punished, observer may find it easier to do that behavior later
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language acquisition
NATIVISM (nature) natural abilities, include language module where learning a language is different from other learning -biologically programed to gain knowledge Noam Chomsky- all people have language acquisition device CONNECTIONISM (nurture) - language is acquired through the regularities in our experience and exposure Skinner- language acquired through conditioning (based on environment) -learn words by associating to positive reinforcement
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savant syndrome
condition which a person, limited mental ability has exceptional specific skill (can memorize hundreds of books but cannot button pants) Gardner theory of multiple intelligences this evidence gardener argued we don't have general intelligence- instead multiple intelligences
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phonemes
-basic unit of sound in a language -combined to form words
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motherase- infant directed speech
-speed used by parents to talk to babies - higher pitch, simple words
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interactionism
language is fundamentally a social experience - language learning is influenced by desire to communicate -critcial period before 7
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cocktail party effect
-ability to only attend to one voice at a time -when another voice says your name, that voice is brought to conscious intelligence
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selective attention
capacity to focus on task relevant aspects of experience while ignoring distractions
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connectionism
language is acquired through the regularities in our experience and environment (imitating others, positive reinforcement- help child learn)
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G factor vs S factor
Spearmans 2 factor theory 1. GENERAL intelligence (IQ) -problem solving 2. SPECIFIC mental abilities math and verbal skills
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selective attention
capacity to focus on task relevant aspects of experiences while ignoring distractions
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4 types of memory
RECOGNITION - identify items that are previously learned, involves a cue RECONSTRUCTION - add details -using previous knowledge, to complete a memory RECALL -fill in the blanks - recognition with no cue EIDETIC MEMORY -ability to remember with great accuracy, visual info based on short term exposure
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Sternberg's 3 intelligences
ANALYTICAL- academic problem solving - IQ tests (one right answer) CREATIVE: adaptability to novel situations and creation of novel ideas PRATICAL INTELLIGENCE- required for everyday tasks that may be ill defined by multiple solutions
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evolutionary perspective of social emotions
- emotion emerge because of demands for social living -environmental changes forced ancestors to switch from tightly bonded groups to loosely bonded groups -improve group loyalty for survival (replace anger and fear with shame and guilt)
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adaption level phenomenon
our tendency to form judgements relative to a neutral level defined by our prior experiences
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relative deprivation
- perception that one is worse off relative to those they compare themselves to -whether we feel good or bad depends on who we compare ourselves to
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simple embarrassment vs evaluation embarrassment
simple embarrassment- objective to get others attention evaluation embarrassment - when we fail to accomplish a task in an allotted time or fail to meet a standard
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self concept (emotional)
one perception of their unique ability or traits preschool- concrete and physical (I HAVE) adolescents - inner qualities, more aware that they aren't the same person in all situations (I AM) false self behavior- acting in ways that don't reflect ones true self
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self concept (emotional)
one perception of their unique ability or traits preschool- concrete and physical (I HAVE) adolescents - inner qualities, more aware that they aren't the same person in all situations (I AM) false self behavior- acting in ways that don't reflect ones true self
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Gardner- multiple intelligence
- argued DONT have GENERAL INTELLIGENCE -just multiple intelligence -studied individuals with savant syndrome (limited mental ability, exceptional skills) -8 interdependent intelligences based on skills beyond academics - intelligence more than verbal/ mouth skills -other abilities equally important to human adaptability
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psychodynamic approach
focus on inner person and unconscious mind behavior motivated by inner forces, conflicts, and memories beyond ones awareness and control
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collective unconscious/ personal unconscious
collective unconscious- part of the mind that contains inherited instincts, urges, and memories common to all people personal unconsious - material that is not within ones conscious awareness because it has been repressed or forgot
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Four types of memory examples
RECOGNITION - identify items that are previously learned, involves a cue -trying to recall a multiple choice question on a test RECONSTRUCTION - add details -using previous knowledge, to complete a memory - describing your day at the beach RECALL -fill in the blanks question on multiple choice EIDETIC MEMORY -photographic memory
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what are the 6 basic emotions?
-happiness -fear -disgust -sadness -surprise -anger
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parietal lobe
sensory info, language function
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frontal lobe
judgement, problem solving
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dynamic systems theory
child uses previously learn motor skills and applies to new skills -skills develop into behaviors
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maturational theory
physical growth influenced by genes and environment children go through similar and predictable sequences at own pace
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freud
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who is associated with the psychodynamic
-focus on inner person -behavior is motivated by inner forces erikson 8 stages question and conflict
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person center perspective
Rogers three conditions for growth genuine acceptance empathy
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social learning
recognize relationship between behavior and consequences
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whole object constraint
children assume new word refers to entire object

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