PSYCH 1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Cognitive Dissonance, Semantic Satiation, Long-Term Memory
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Innate processing inclinations, very hard to very soft . Perception and memory (a) holistic tendency of conscious representations (e. g. , the gestalt laws of grouping, chunking, resolution of cognitive dissonance, the wholeness high in both the kite flying paragraph and in psychopathology as illustrated by the ernest case; Whole objects are not just sum of parts. Rules of grouping: automatically organize stimulus elements into whole. We nonconsciously search for patterns even when they aren"t really there. Good continuation: example with the two intersecting lines [we tend to view lines as continuous, w/out breaks] Closure: example with circle and square [perceive complete objects although border encloses it] Illusory contours: illusory triangle [we see distinct white triangle w/borders although there are no definite borders] [another example: witnessing a friend fall in love] Discomfort makes people change beliefs to maintain consistency. Increasing the price of product after customer commits to buy. Salesperson discovers low price isn"t possible must be sold for more.
