cognitive psychology spring 2005 -discussion section-
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Ψ. Cognitive Psychology Spring 2005 -Discussion Section-. Cognitive functions. Perception. Emotion Motivation Action. Attention. Memory. Memory. Imagery. Categorization. Decision-making. Reasoning, problem-solving. Language. Full plate - again. Farewell to Memory - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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ΨΨCognitive Psychology
Spring 2005
-Discussion Section-
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Cognitive functions• Perception
• Memory• Attention
• Decision-making• Reasoning, problem-solving
• Imagery
• Language
Emotion
Motivation
Action• Memory
Categorization
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Full plate - again
• Farewell to Memory• Deep end of categorization: Basis, Implications• Williams Syndrome• Questionnaires• Happiness• Conundrum
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Next time
• Reasoning & Decision Making
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Farewell to Memory
DH
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Categorization
Earl Miller
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Visual Areas in the Macaque
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Categorization
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Categorization
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Categorization
Nikos Logothetis
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Implications
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Implications
But it can be controlled – Psychological Science (2005)
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Williams SyndromeSymptoms:
Cognitive:
Mental retardation
Poor learning abilities
Particularly poor drawing abilities
Social:
Normal, but overly friendly. Trusting strangers.
Interests:
Strong affinity for music, language
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Williams Syndrome
Prevalence: 1 in 20,000 births. Rather rare
Etiology: Genetically determined. Missing material on Chromosome #7. Due to random mutation.
Theoretical significance: Basically the „opposite“ of Autism (which is much more common).
Cure and treatments: None
Outlook: Stable. Yet shortened life-expectancy.
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FOP
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FOP
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FOP
Symptoms:
Wounded tissue (like muscles) is not replaced by that tissue, but by bone-like structures.
As the disease progresses, this ossification becomes increasingly painful and effectively paralyzes the person.
Fibrodys plasia ossificans progressiva
=Disease where one progressively ossifies, meaning: Turning into stone.
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FOP
Prevalence: 1 in 2,000,000 births. Extremely rare
Etiology: Genetic, but Unknown.
Mechanism: Unknown.
Cure and treatments: None
Outlook: Progressive Paralysis, eventually fatal
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Lifetime Prevalence Ratios
Autism 1:500
Williams Syndrome 1:20,000
FOP 1:2,000,000
Depression 1:5
Schizophrenia 1:100
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Lifetime Prevalence Ratios
Depression
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Lifetime Prevalence Ratios
Schizophrenia
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Lifetime Prevalence Ratios
Autism
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Lifetime Prevalence Ratios
Williams Syndrome
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Lifetime Prevalence Ratios
FOP
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How the questions shape the answers
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Some data
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Happiness
• Definition?
• Goal?
• Subjective Well Being (SWB)
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Lottery Winners & Quadruplegics
Big but singular events don’t make a difference in happiness in the long term.
• Explained by Set-Point theory
• Can’t adapt to small but continuous bad or good things.
• Mix: Unemployment. No full Adaptation.
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Income + Happiness in the US (Scitovski, 1985)
Year Very happy Fairly happy Not v happy Other
1946 39% 50% 10% 1%
1947 42% 47% 10% 1%
1948 43% 44% 11% 2%
1952 47% 43% 9% 1%
1956 53% 41% 5% 1%
1957 53% 43% 3% 1%
1963 47% 48% 5% 1%
1966 49% 46% 4% 2%
1970 43% 48% 6% 3%
*1946 - 1970 income rose by 62%.
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Income
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Stability
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Culture/Climate
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Social Life
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Conundrum
May 27th, 2005
∞
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