PSYCH253 Lecture Notes - Learned Helplessness, Precognition, Shy People
22 Mar 2013
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Alcohol- barenaked ladies: health and control greater sense of control, healthier. *c1: executive rat can stop the shock. *c2: subordinate rat - can"t do anything to stop the shock. *executive, as long as it can stop the shot, he can"t get diseases. *c2: gave the ps switch on the wall; they were told that they can stop the noise when they can shut it properly. *c2, when they believed that they can control the noise, they could have less disease. Learned helplessness and depression when people learned that they don"t have control in their environment, they"ll get depressed. *dogs couldn"t do anything to escape the shots. *c1: give them a greater sense of control; brought them a plant and they got to be in. Rodin and langer control in the nursing home (old people) charge to take care of the plant (treatment) *c2: vote on what activity they must do on a daily basis (control condition)
