PSYCHOLOGY
noun
- 1.
the scientific study of the human mind and its functions, esp. those affecting behavior in a given context.
Surveys
We always take surveys in class. These surveys actually tell us about ourselves relating to the chapter that we are on. For example, when learning about personality traits, we took a survey about our personality: how open we are, how extravert we are, how neurotic we are. We learn about ourselves this way.
These assignments are important because they make the class more personal. Rather than just reading about psychology day after day about how it affects other people, these surveys provide us a clear
These assignments are important because they make the class more personal. Rather than just reading about psychology day after day about how it affects other people, these surveys provide us a clear
FASCINATING FACTS
We read our textbooks everyday. One thing I'm really glad about the book is it's actually not boring. The textbook actually offers some surprising facts, that makes the readers go "ooooooooh - thats why" or "woow, that makes sense now"..
For example- When it comes to finals week, we, as students, tend to focus on first studying for Period 1 & Period 2, since we're taking them earlier and "we don't want the information to disappear" (as if information really disappears). However, in Psychology, I learned that it actually does and that there's specific terms for it. In this case, retroactive interference refers to a situation when a person has difficulty remembering old information as a result of the newly learned information. So, when we say that "We can't study Period 3 finals before taking Period 2 finals- its psychologically proven that we'll forget the older information!".
OR
Our most used vocabulary includes two words- "I'm Hungry". Some people hungrier than others. But why? Not because they like food (even though they do), but because of our biological predisposition. I've learned that hunger is determined by our set point, our metabolic rate, and how active our hypothalamus is. I'm also surprised about the information given about anorexia. Turns out, anorexia is a genetically given disorder, as proven in twin studies. If one twin is anorexic, the other one tends to be as well. This makes me actually look at eating disorders in another light. Before, as everyone believes, anorexic people are just people who starve themselves because they want to be skinny. However, psychology says otherwise.
For example- When it comes to finals week, we, as students, tend to focus on first studying for Period 1 & Period 2, since we're taking them earlier and "we don't want the information to disappear" (as if information really disappears). However, in Psychology, I learned that it actually does and that there's specific terms for it. In this case, retroactive interference refers to a situation when a person has difficulty remembering old information as a result of the newly learned information. So, when we say that "We can't study Period 3 finals before taking Period 2 finals- its psychologically proven that we'll forget the older information!".
OR
Our most used vocabulary includes two words- "I'm Hungry". Some people hungrier than others. But why? Not because they like food (even though they do), but because of our biological predisposition. I've learned that hunger is determined by our set point, our metabolic rate, and how active our hypothalamus is. I'm also surprised about the information given about anorexia. Turns out, anorexia is a genetically given disorder, as proven in twin studies. If one twin is anorexic, the other one tends to be as well. This makes me actually look at eating disorders in another light. Before, as everyone believes, anorexic people are just people who starve themselves because they want to be skinny. However, psychology says otherwise.