BPS 1101 Lecture 1: Class Notes

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15 Feb 2022

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University of Ottawa

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Biopharmaceutical sciences

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BPS 1101

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Creator bob caine, debut in detective comics in 1939. The decade of the great depression, urban expansion and violent crime. End of 20th century, darker and grittier and more realistic as they added psychological motivators. Key to understanding his psychology is understanding bruces fear. In film, he develops a paralyzing fear of bats. Fear is one of the fundamentals psychologies of childhood, we will be afraid, but we will go on to do things despite our fears. Batman begins: young bruce wayne, he tends to be a fearful and anxious kid. He causes his parents to leave the theatre because he"s anxious. Notion of choice is very central to everything. Confronted by the worst tragedy: the death of his parent. Portrays the alternative of life or death, good or evil. He personalized the event and took responsibility for their deaths. He feels guilty because his fear caused them to go into the alley.

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What are the steps in the scientific method?

If I wanted to understand how adolescents feel about theirrelationship with their parents, how would I do thefollowing:
State a Research Question (3 points):
State a hypothesis (5 points):
State an operational definition (4 points):

What is Evolutionary Psychology (2 points):

David Buss was an evolutionary psychologist that talked abouttraits that might seem maladaptive but really could be useful. Listfour or five traits that still exist today yet we might questiontheir usefulness (5 points):

Why (relating your view to your understanding of evolutionarypsychology) do these traits continue (5 points):

Relate evolutionary psychology to gender and draw on the video fromclass to help you frame your explanation (8 points):

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A biological psychologist who specializes in the assessment and diagnosis of people with brain related problems is faced with the following cases. On the basis of what you now know about biological psychology, the brain, and the functions of the nervous svstem, give some thought to what the specialist's assessment might be.

1. Fraser slipped on ice and hit the back of his head on the sidewalk, and now his vision is seriously affected. Which brain area is most likely affected?

2. Following an operation to remove a brain tumor, Yoko is able to read and understand written and spoken language but has difficulty speaking and expressing herself clearly. It is likely that she has damage in which part of the brain?

3. Ever since a part of her limbic system was destroyed, Vanessa has had trouble controlling her appetite and has had a constant urge to eat and drink. Which structure was most likely damaged?

4. Mr. Ashley has a disorder that is characterized by rigidity, muscle tremors, poor balance, and difficulty in initiating movements.

5. Family members and friends who know you are taking a psychology course may ask you some interesting and curious questions. One often-asked question is: "I know that regular exercise helps keep me in shape physically, but is there anything I can do to prevent mental deterioration?" What advice would you give in response to that question?

1.Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding personality stability?

Because it has a biological basis in infant temperament, personality remains fairly stable throughout the life span.

Personality is mostly influenced by social roles and norms, so it is difficult to predict accurately.

People make many characteristic adaptations throughout life, which can cause substantial changes in personality over time.

Personality tends to be stable in adulthood but can be predicted only from about age 15 or older.

Research on the Rorschach inkblot test indicates that it:

reliably assesses id/ego/superego conflicts and specific psychological disorders related to these conflicts

does an excellent job of identifying specific psychological disorders

identifies many normal, healthy adults and children as psychologically disturbed

is the most reliable of the many projective tests in use

Research has shown that, in predicting the behavior of people we know, we:

are unable to perform above chance levels in our predictions

are less accurate in predicting their observable behavior than in predicting our own observable behavior

tend to predict that their behavior will be more negative than it actually is

are more accurate in predicting their observable behavior than in predicting our own observable behavior

Derrick feels that he deserves more than other people, and he often tries to manipulate people to get what he wants. Whenever someone challenges him, he gets very angry. Derrick likely:

has exceptionally high-esteem

has a collectivist perspective

has low self-esteem

is suffering from terror-management syndrome

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