Psychology 3130A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Cognitive Flexibility, Ego Depletion, Blood Sugar

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 3130A/B
• Professor: John Paul Minda

Document Summary

Different contexts, motivational states, mood affects thinking. Stressful environment, running late, driving in the winter, etc. some research suggests that when situation changes quickly it can also be mentally stressful. Can affect ability to think even when you"re not in the situation anymore. Positive or negative experiences can affect how people make decisions, reason, and think. Positive mood is associated with openness and flexibility: negative mood is associated with narrower focus of attention. Changes how people make decisions, solve problems etc. System 1: fast, intuitive, associative: parallel (simultaneous) and automatic, doesn"t require working memory, biased responses because it"s based on heuristics. Serial and deliberate: can override system 1, requires working memory, cognitive decoupling: mental simulation. Cognitive fatigue and how it changes people"s ability to engage: how long is the child able to delay, inhibit gratification or override their natural impulse to just eat it. Physical aspect when they are trying to control themselves smelling, fidgeting etc.