PSYCH 1X03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cognitive Dissonance, Thought Experiment, Reductionism
16 Sep 2016
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1. some of the things you know to be true about psychology are wrong: theory: classical music to babies enhance cognitive development a. i. Misunderstanding of a study for 18-19 year olds: we use 10% of our brain a. i. We use 100% of our brain, not 10: people learn better with their preferred learning styles (kinesthetic, auditory, visual) a. i. There is no evidence to test learning styles. Paid to lie, or to lie, or equally. Equally: any type of reward is beneficial. Cognitive dissonance is a counterintuitive finding with profound implications. The inconsistency between the action (what you did) and belief (internal attitude you have) You can change your action, take shirt back to the store: or change your belief, say you deserve the shirt. 1. perspectives in psychology change the focus of research questions we pursue and the type of answers we find. Stomps feet when you ask it a question.
