Psychology 2035A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Perceived Control, Psych, Coronary Artery Disease

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

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Prologue: what is the perceived control: control deprivation in animals, learned helplessness in people, reaction to physical illness, controlling our thoughts. An expected relation or contingency between responses and outcomes (an expected response-outcome contingency) If (cid:455)ou do (cid:862)x(cid:863) (cid:455)ou (cid:449)ill a(cid:272)hie(cid:448)e out(cid:272)o(cid:373)e (cid:862)y(cid:863) Example: grades: many individuals realize they have control over their grades (ex come to class, do the readings, there is an expected relation (studying) between their outcomes (grades) A dog is placed in one section of the box, then a light comes on, followed 10 seconds later is a shock to. Two dogs in a shuttle box (box divided into two sections with a barrier between the two sections) the floor of the box. The dog can escape this shock by jumping over the barrier to the other side of the box. Most dogs will learn this contingency (jumping over hurdle) and outcomes (escaping the shock) quickly.