PSYC 1010 Chapter chapter 81: PSYC 1010 Chapter chapter 8: PSYC 1010 Chapter chapter : chapter 81 textbook notes

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: ozzy mermut

Document Summary

Multiple sclerosis: social support - resources provided by others in times of need: Emotional - expressions of concern, empathy, positive regard. Tangible - direct assistance such as lending money, providing meals. Being in a big city or small town. Social cognitive perspective: learned helplessness internal locus of control the perception that one controls one"s own fate. Uncontrollable bad events: external locus of control the perception that chance or outside forces beyond one"s personal control determine one"s fate. Based on three components of emotion: stimulus, physiological arousal and behavioural changes. Perseverance of belief: suicide notes study (ross, lepper, & hubbard, 1975) Judge from these letters whether the person is likely to commit suicide. Number of letters you were really right on. Number of letters you would be right on in the future. Problem solving strategies: trial and error: process of elimination. Example: inserting various keys into a lock to find the right one: algorithms: guaranteed to work.