PSY100H1 Chapter Notes -Teddy Bear, Fusiform Face Area, Occipital Lobe
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We are unaware of the influences acting upon us: ways of studying & understanding personality, unconscious process. Freud: psychodynamic: conscious, pre-conscious, unconscious, defense mechanisms: unconscious mental strategies the mind uses to. Id (pleasure), superego(moral), ego(reality) protect itself: personal experience. Hans eysenck: cognitive approaches: look at situational factors. In some situations the lack of connection becomes evident. Show teddy bear on right side & a rubber duck on the left side. Ask what do you see? (vocal question) teddy bear. And children have baths before they go to bed. Split brain, split mind [two half brains each with its own perceptions, thoughts & consciousness: left hemisphere: vocal (broca"s area, right hemisphere: spatial relations, interpreter: a left-hemisphere process that attempts to make sense out of things. Creates a comprehensible story out of events, provides narratives. Tries to find patterns, relationship: fusiform face area (ffa): recognize faces.
