PSYCH 2076 Chapter Notes -Mental Model, Phallic Stage, Genital Stage
Document Summary
Explanations that are proposed to explain some concept or phenomenon. Parental investment (looks at differences amongst genders in this investment: females put in the most risks and parental investments compared to men. Psychological mechanisms have been shaped by natural selection: attachment & internal working model, sexual strategies & mate choice. Erogenous zone: area of erotic pleasure. Psychosexual development: oral stage - babies, anal stage -potty training, phallic stage discover genitals, latency 5-12 no interest, genital stage -puberty. Classical conditioning: pavlov"s dog experiment, conditioned dogs to salivate when they hear a tone. Operant conditioning: skinners rat experiment, conditioned rats to learn they"ll get a food pellet when he presses the lever (also when the light is on). Negative punishment only affects when it happens immediately. Behaviour therapy: behaviour is learned therefore can be unlearned: aversion therapy: pairing a nauseas stimulus with bad behaviour so when they have that behaviour, they"ll feel sick. What we think influences what we feel.
