PSYCH 4032 PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING LSU

States of conscienceness Awareness of cognitive processes, such as sleeping, dreaming, concentrating and making decisions. 1.Waking Consciousness- all thoughts, feelings and perceptions that occur when we are awake and reasonably alert. 2.Altered sta

Prejudice and Discrimination Stereotypes Generalized beliefs and expectations about social groups and their members Prejudice The negative (or positive) evaluations of groups and their members behavior toward members of a particular Discr

Objectives Chapter 12 1. How does your textbook define emotion? a. A complex pattern of bodily and mental changes that includes physiological arousal, feelings, cognitive processes, visible expressions (including face and posture), and specific behav

Chapter 17 Social Psychology Social Psychology - scientific study of how people\'s thoughts, feelings, and actions are affected by others Persuasion: Changing Attitudes 1. 2. 3. Persuasion is the process of changing attitudes Attitudes - Eva

*Friday pewpew 9/28 Drug Altered consciousness Motives for taking drugs has changed o No longer religious purpose or medication Drugs themselves have changed over time. Synthetic drugs appear regularly, with unpredictable consequences DEPRESSANTS Slo

Models of Memory 1. a. b. 1. 2. Levels of Processing degree of information encoding/processing determines strength of memory Maintenance rehearsal - repeating an item to keep it active Elaborative rehearsing memorization method of relating new

Introductory Psychology (2000): Section 2 Fall 2006: MWF 10:30-11:30 143 Coates Mr. Thomas J Domangue Office: 221 Audobon hall MWF: 11:45-1:15 E-mail: sbdoman1@lsu.edu Chapter One I Psychology: the scientific study of mental processes (mind) and beh

Objectives Chapter 1 These are designed to help you synthesize the information in the notes and in the book, and to help prepare you for the exam. If something was not covered in class, look for the answer in the book. 1. What makes Psychology uniqu

Chapter 8 Memory What is Memory? Memory capacity to preserve and recover information Basic Memory Processes Encoding process of putting information into memory Storage - maintain information in memory over time retrieval - recover infor