PSY 451 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Autopoiesis, Learned Helplessness
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Entropy in psychology: elements of the universe. More and more people are counting information (design or organization) as a fourth element of the universe. Ex: how is that vibrations from ones throat, traveling through the air at just the right time is able to be understood by another person: energy and information. There can be energy , but must be put in structured form to really make an impact on the universe: entropy and synergy. Tendency of unattended system to move forward disorganized state that is characterized by decreasing interactions among its components. Entropy is a measure of the quality of energy not available for use. Ex: closed systems, learned helplessness, lack of food. People do(cid:374)(cid:859)t tha(cid:374)k the(cid:455) should e(cid:448)e(cid:374) tr(cid:455) (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause the(cid:455) (cid:858)k(cid:374)o(cid:449)(cid:859) it (cid:449)o(cid:374)t (cid:373)ake a differe(cid:374)(cid:272)e: autopoiesis. Ex: assembly line putting together a car. Synergy refers to increasingly available energy within a system derived from heightened interaction among its components.
