Posted Memorable to Section 02 & 03 F11 Psy 1001
One the concepts I will remember most was demonstrated in the Milgram Experiment. The concept that was explored was obedience to authority. Stanley Milgram's parents were Jewish and he grew up during World War II. As a result, he...
Posted We're All Precious Snowflakes to Section 02 & 03 F11 Psy 1001
In Chapter 14, we learned about Personality. Personality is defined in lecture as "Distinctive, characteristic patterns of thought, emotion, and behavior that uniquely define an individual" (Simpson, lecture, 11/14/2011). The textbook describes 3 broad influences on personality: genetic, shared environmental,...
Posted Zone of Proximal Development to Section 02 & 03 F11 Psy 1001
In Chapter 10, we were introduced to Lev Vygotsky, a Russian researcher. In contrast to Piaget, Vygotsky's cognitive development theory focused on how social and cultural influences guided development. Piaget focused on a child's physical interaction with his environment, whereas...
Posted Mirror Neurons to Section 02 & 03 F11 Psy 1001
In Chapter 6, Learning, we were introduced to several cognitive models of learning. One model was observational learning. According to this model, we learn by watching others. It is a form of latent learning because it allows us to...
Posted I Have Seen This Before, or Have I? to Section 02 & 03 F11 Psy 1001
In Chapter 5 we become more familiar with the term déjà vu. Almost everyone has experienced déjà vu and we just chalk it up to some weird and mysterious feeling. We've all felt like we are experiencing something that...
Posted Inattentional Blindness: AKA Multi-tasking to Section 02 & 03 F11 Psy 1001
Inattentional blindness can be understood as the failure to see events when one is paying close attention to another event. It is being so completely absorbed in one task, that you completely overlook (or do not see) other things...
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