PSY100H1 Lecture : First Lecture Notes
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Experimental participation: 4 experiments= 4 % of your grade. Part of learning of psychology is learning about methods, ethics and the whole process of research from the other side . Lessons that a century (+) of psychology research has taught us, and they can deeply change the way you understand yourself, other people and the world around you. Insight 1: reality is a story, told to us by our brains. Matrix reference: i live in the real world, sense of security, perceptions are reality, thing is you live in the matrix basically. Our brain mirrors reality into your inner space. Our experiences are a construction, representation of reality. This construction process involves a lot of guesswork- filling in the gaps . This subjective representation occurs within the brain. Reality from the perspective of someone: every moment, your being bombarded with information. The arrows represent bits of information coming in- infinite number.
