PSY220H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Kurt Lewin, Fishing Reel, Neocortex
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Though, sensation, perception, processing, and memory: influence of the presence of other human beings. Humans have an evolutionary adaption to be social: larger neocortex (outermost layer of the brain) than other animals. Emotion regulation: we developed a larger neocortex because we live in social groups, we tend to learn best from other people. Herman experiment: compare learning in 2-and-a-half-year-old human primates vs. non-human primates, physical and social problem-solving tasks. Figure out how to get an object using available tools (physical) Get an object by watching a model first complete the task (social: results. 2. 5 children performed the same as the non-human primates at the physical task. In the social task, the children outperformed the primates. Humans have evolved social cognitive skills beyond that of non- Social thinking human primates: how we think about one another and how we think about one another influences how we think about ourselves.
