PSY 161

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- 161 syllabus 2014
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- PSY 161 - Spring 2014
- 1 PSY 161: Social Psychology and Individual Differences Spring 2014 3:25-4:40 Monday/Wednesday Professor: Adam D. Pazda Office: 488 Meliora Office Email: [email protected] Office Hours: 1:00 to 2:00 pm on Tuesday or by appointment Also, I arrive in class 5
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- Lecture 20 Abnormal Psychology II.docx
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- PSY 161 - Spring 2014
- Lecture 20 Abnormal Psychology II Dissociative Disorders Rare, bewildering disorders There are not quite common and there is little research into the ideology and treatment Although dissociation disorder is rare, but dissociation itself is quite common We
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Lecture 20 Abnormal Psychology II.docx
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- Lecture 8.docx
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- PSY 161 - Spring 2014
- Cognition and Language Thinking Homo Sapiens Humans as a species are distinct from others based on our cognitive ability Are humans inherently rational or irrational? 1. Rational: land spaceship on the moon, crack genetic code, etc. 2. Irrational: war, mi
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- Lecture 22 Psychological Therapy II.docx
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- PSY 161 - Spring 2014
- Lecture 22 Psychological Therapy II Does therapy work? The underlying assumption of therapy People have the capacity for change (and growth) Regardless of psychopathological therapy, people thoughts, feelings and behaviors can be changed in the context of
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- Lecture 21 Approaches to Therapy I.docx
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- PSY 161 - Spring 2014
- Lecture 21 Approaches to Therapy I Therapeutic Treatments A science and an art Although we strive to be scientific, it not the case that the treatment of psychological disorder precedes in an entirely scientific way Cannot be likened to fixing a machine T
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Lecture 21 Approaches to Therapy I.docx
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- Lecture 7.docx
- Rochester
- PSY 161 - Spring 2014
- Lecture 7 Memory An information-processing Model What is memory? Memory is a natural extension of learning that has persisted over time Memory is a process through which information is stored and retrieved for later use Some metaphors had been used to ill
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- Lecture 4.docx
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- PSY 161 - Spring 2014
- Lecture 4: Consciousness The psychology of consciousness Definition of consciousness An awareness of ourselves and our environment Consciousness consists of sensations, thoughts and feelings on which we are focused on at any given moment Consciousness has
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- lecture 5.docx
- Rochester
- PSY 161 - Spring 2014
- Lecture 5: Sensation & Perception Measuring the Sensory Experience Two types of processing a) Our analysis of sensory information begins with sensory receptors (eyes, ears) and through neuro processing we understand what we experience b) Bottom-up process
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- lecture 3.docx
- Rochester
- PSY 161 - Spring 2014
- Biological Psychology Explanations of Psychological Phenomena Definition of Psychology: The science of behavior and mental life As a science, psychology focuses on causality we aim to analyze people, why people behave as they do What causes psychological
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- Lecture 16 Social Psychology II.docx
- Rochester
- PSY 161 - Spring 2014
- Lecture 16 Social Psychology II Attitudes and Attitude Change What is an attitude? A positive or negative reaction to any person, object, or idea The importance of attitudes Behavior often changes in response to the demand of a social situation Behavior c
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- Lecture 14 Emotion.docx
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- PSY 161 - Spring 2014
- Lecture 14 Emotion Giving Animation to Life Differences between human and other animals Humans have superior intellect, cognitive abilities and the abilities to formulate plans to satisfy our goals and desires Humans are intensely emotional creatures and
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Lecture 14 Emotion.docx
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- Lecture 11.docx
- Rochester
- PSY 161 - Spring 2014
- Development II Different views on development Early views on development Psychologists believed that our traits are established and set in childhood Example: i. ii. Freud: over the course of childs early life, the child goes through a series of psychosexu
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- Lecture 18 Personality psychology II.docx
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- PSY 161 - Spring 2014
- Lecture 18 Personality psychology II The Trait Approach Definition Psychologists begin to recognize the existence of meaningful and stable aspect of personality which can be used to predict our thought, feelings and behaviours Emergence of the trait appro
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- Lecture 9.docx
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- PSY 161 - Spring 2014
- Lecture 9 Intelligence The nature of intelligence A controversial concept reification a) People tend to view intelligence through reification which means that they tend to view the abstract and immaterial concepts of intelligence as a concrete thing b) co
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- Lecture 19 Abnormal Psychology I.docx
- Rochester
- PSY 161 - Spring 2014
- Lecture 19 Abnormal Psychology I Perspectives on Psychological Disorders Fascination with psychological disorders Personality psychology is designed to provide understanding of abnormal psychology Most people tend to describe abnormal psychological as the
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- Lecture 13 Motivation and Work.docx
- Rochester
- PSY 161 - Spring 2014
- Lecture 13 Motivation and Work General theories of motivation What is motivation? The energization and direction of behaviour i. Motivation is in part an Inner state The inner state can take the form of desire and drive and then give force to our behaviou
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Lecture 13 Motivation and Work.docx
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- Lecture 10.docx
- Rochester
- PSY 161 - Spring 2014
- Development I Developmental psychology Theoretical and empirical focus How do individuals change as they get older? For developmental psychologists, they study how people grow physically and biologically, how people mature and how people change across the
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- Lecture 15 Social Psychology.docx
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- PSY 161 - Spring 2014
- Lecture 15 Social Psychology Making attributions What is social perception? The starting point for an approach of how we make attributions is social perception It is the process whereby we come to know and evaluate other individuals Three steps in social
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Lecture 15 Social Psychology.docx
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- Lecture 12 Human Diversity.docx
- Rochester
- PSY 161 - Spring 2014
- Lecture 12 Human Diversity Similarity vs. Distinctiveness More alike, or more different? Does people in different cultures are more different from one another or are more similar from one another? Evidence for similarity the relevant point for comparison:
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Lecture 12 Human Diversity.docx
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- lecture 2.docx
- Rochester
- PSY 161 - Spring 2014
- The Method of Psychology Psychology as a Science Science involves forming questions and finding answers What is a fact? o Things that we know are true and we can see or observe in nature. What is a theory? o An organized set of principles that describes,
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- lecture 1.docx
- Rochester
- PSY 161 - Spring 2014
- History of Psychology Psychology is all around us Not only about treatment of abnormal behaviors But also used in media, advertisement, political debate Each of us is a psychologist We observer others behaviors and try to infer what mental state in the be
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- Exam1SAMPLEQuestions.doc
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- PSY 161 - Spring 2014
- Sample CSP/PSY 161 Exam 1 Questions Part I: Multiple choice (2.5 points each; write answers in clear CAPITAL letters). 1. Which of the following is NOT true about Cattell? A. B. C. D. E. He He He He He combined nomothetic and idiographic methods in his re
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- Lecture 1 - Course Introduction.pptx
- Rochester
- PSY 161 - Spring 2014
- CSP/PSY 161: Social Psychology and Individual Differences R A CH E L KO R N Social Psychology and Individual Differences: A Brief Introduction What is Personality? Personality and Individual Differences Consistency in behavior Within the person Personalit
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Lecture 1 - Course Introduction.pptx
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- Lecture 10 - Conformity
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- PSY 161 - Spring 2014
- Lecture 10 - Social Influence: obedience, compliance, and conformity CSP 161 Adam Pazda Social Influence Conformity A change in behavior or attitude brought about by a desire to follow the beliefs or standards of others Types of Influence In Conformity Si
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Lecture 10 - Conformity
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- Lecture 7 Attitudes part 1
- Rochester
- PSY 161 - Spring 2014
- Lecture7Attitudes CSP161 AdamPazda Attitude AttitudeAfavorableorunfavorableevaluative reactiontowardsomethingorsomeone(Myers) ExplicitattitudesConsciouslyaccessible ImplicitattitudesUnconsciousassociations betweenobjectsandevaluativeresponses Areattitudes
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Lecture 7 Attitudes part 1
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- Lecture 9 - Stereotypes
- Rochester
- PSY 161 - Spring 2014
- Lecture9Stereotypes, Prejudice,&Discrimination Stereotype,prejudice,and discriminationdefinitions Stereotype Abeliefaboutthepersonalattributesofagroupof people.(Myers) Acognitiverepresentationthatassociatesasocial groupwithspecificattributesinan oversim
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Lecture 9 - Stereotypes
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- Lecture 8 -- Persuasion
- Rochester
- PSY 161 - Spring 2014
- Persuasion What makes a message persuasive? Elaboration Likelihood Model Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM) Central route systematic thinking Peripheral route heuristic thinking Critical determinant are we motivated/ able to pay attention to the content o
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Lecture 8 -- Persuasion
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- Lecture 8 -- Attitude Change
- Rochester
- PSY 161 - Spring 2014
- Lecture 8 Attitude Change and Persuasion CSP 161 Adam Pazda Review Attitude A favorable or unfavorable evaluative reaction toward something or someone (Myers) Implicit vs. explicit Attitude formation 1. Mere exposure 2. Basic learning processes 3. Self p
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Lecture 8 -- Attitude Change
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- Attitudes Part 2 (1)
- Rochester
- PSY 161 - Spring 2014
- Stracketal.(1989) 1.Askedtoholdpeninmouthwhileshown cartoons 2.Lipconditionheldpentightlyinlips; Teethconditionheldpenwithfrontteeth; Controlheldpeninhand Stracketal.results DV:funninessratings 0(notfunny)to9(veryfunny) Results: a.lipcondition=4.3 b.handc
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Attitudes Part 2 (1)
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- class19StereotypingPrejudice.pptx
- Rochester
- PSY 161 - Spring 2014
- WAYS TO REDUCE STEREOTYPE THREAT EFFECT 1. Reframe Task 2. Reduce Salience of Threatened Social Identity or Activate Opposite 3. Provide Role Model 4. Educate WAYS TO REDUCE STEREOTYPE THREAT EFFECT 1. Reframe Task Approach: Modify task description so tha
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Dec 23, 2015
| Would highly recommend.
This class was tough.

Course Overview:

Professor is excellent and the material is intriguing.

Course highlights:

-Professor -Lectures -Straight forward assignments and tests -Extra Credit is fair -Material is intriguing.

Hours per week:

6-8 hours

Advice for students:

Study at least a week before exams, and stay up to date with the readings; Eliot actually quizzes on BOTH lecture and book material.
- Course Term: Spring 2015
- Professor: AndrewElliot
- Course Required? Yes
- Course Tags: Great Intro to the Subject Always Do the Reading Participation Counts