PSY-102: General Psychology
week 1: Introduction to Psychology and Role of Biology.
1. Where is the area or structure located?
The frontal lobe is located at the very front of the brain and kind of on top as well.
Directly behind the forehead.
2. What are its major functions?
The major function of this structure is that it controls important cognitive skills
like emotion, problem solving, language, judgement, memory, and sexual behaviors.
3. What techniques are used to view or measure it?
Techniques that are used to view or measure it would be an MRI.
4. What happens when it is damaged?
When this part of the brain is damaged, it can cause changes in personality,
limited facial expressions, and cause difficulty in interpreting one’s environment,
for example, not being able to properly assess risk or danger.
5. What other structures is it near?
The nearest structure to the frontal lobe is the temporal lobe
6. What other structures help or perform similar functions?
Another structure that performs a similar function to the frontal lobe would be the
cerebrum, as that is also responsible for memory and speech. The frontal lobe is responsible for
language.
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week 3: PSY-102: General Psychology
intrinsic motivation
engaging in a behavior because it is personally rewarding (ex. solving puzzles bc you like challenges)
extrinsic motivation
motivation to perform a behavior or engage in an activity to earn a reward or avoid punishment (ex. participating in a sport to win awards)
affiliation
An interest in establishing and maintaining relationships with other people.
acheivement
something accomplished, especially by superior ability, special effort, great courage
power
A tendency to seek impact, control, or influence over others, and to be seen as a powerful individual.
health psychology
a field that integrates research on health and on psychology; it involves the application of psychological principles in promoting health and well-being.
the biopsychosocial model
broad view that attributes disease outcome to the intricate, variable interaction of biological factors, psychological factors and social factors
type A personality
personality traits characterized by competiveness, achievement orientation, aggressiveness, hostility, restlessness, impatience with others, and an inability to relax.
type B personality
personality traits characterized by being noncompetitive, relaxed, easygoing, and accommodating.
social psychology
the study of how people are influenced by their interactions with others.
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week 4: PSY-102: Eyewitness Testimony
introduction
Eyewitness memories are the most important information for investigations in criminal
offences (Wells &Memon& Penrod, 2006). Eyewitnesses testimonies have been the biggest way
for judge or police to have an explanation given to them on what has occurred. An eyewitness is
a person who has witnessed or is a victim of a crime and is called into the court to describe what
they saw during the crime that is under investigation. For instance, someone may be called as an
eyewitness to a robbery, or a car accident that has happened. Eyewitness testimonies are the
account of what they saw and remember happening from that crime. If a person only saw the end
result, they wouldn’t be called to be an eyewitness because they didn’t see the whole thing
happen. Eyewitness testimonies have negative and positive effects in the court room on cases.
article 1:
The first article is about how eyewitness’ have been found unreliable because one issue
that can happen is their memories get mixed together. Many people are convicted due to
inaccuracy in eyewitnesses because the judge and jury believe what the eyewitness said even if it
was not accurate(Innocence Project, 2018). Two studies were done about a fake crime to see how
their memories remembered it. In the study they interviewed everyone in the simulated crime to
see how reliable their information was. The way interviewers checked this was by pauses when
talking in the eyewitness, using words like I think, and using nonexistent words like um.
Majority of the eyewitnesses struggled to correctly say what exactly happened (Ball
&Callagham, 2001).
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week 5:
basolateral complex
part of the brain with dense connections with a variety of sensory areas of the brain; it is critical for classical conditioning and attaching emotional value to memory
body language
emotional expression through body position or movement
Cannon-Bard theory of emotion
physiological arousal and emotional experience occur at the same time
cognitive-mediational theory
our emotions are determined by our appraisal of the stimulus
components of emotion
physiological arousal, psychological appraisal, and subjective experience
cultural display rule
one of the culturally specific standards that govern the types and frequencies of emotions that are acceptable
facial feedback hypothesis
facial expressions are capable of influencing our emotions
James-Lange theory of emotion
emotions arise from physiological arousal
polygraph
lie detector test that measures physiological arousal of individuals as they answer a series of questions
Schachter-Singer two-factor theory of emotion
emotions consist of two factors: physiological and cognitive
PSY-102: General Psychology
quesions:
How might a psychologist study “mate selection” based on each of these four levels of
psychological analysis (biological, individual, social, and cultural)?
Hello Class and Professor,
A psychologist can utilize the four levels of psychological analysis for “mate selection” in the
following ways:
Biological analysis: Must be with the genes on the individual that control thoughts, feelings and
actions that will eventually determine the neurochemistry between two people and how they will
feel once they come into contact with each other.
Individual Analysis: would be by studying the persons age groups, gender and personality. These
control the thinking, decision making, memory, vision and language.
Social Analysis: Studies interpersonal behavior of groups, relationships, influence and workplace
interactions. This has to deal with perceptions, stereotypes and attitudes towards individuals.
Cultural Analysis: Studies the thoughts, behaviors and actions in various societies and cultures. It
deals with the beliefs, norms, values and symbols.
Reference
Keltner, D., & Haidt, J. (1999). Social Functions of Emotions at Four Levels of Analysis.
Cognition & Emotion, 13(5), 505-521. doi:10.1080/026999399379168
Review the research-related subfields in psychology in chapter one of your textbook.
Which subfield is most relevant to your academic interests? Professional interests?
Personal interests? Explain why?
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