PSYC 1150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2-4,11: Base Rate Fallacy, Extrasensory Perception, Daniel Kahneman
22 Jul 2015
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Psych final (chapters 2, 3, 4, & 11 +lecture) Stunning breakthrough in the treatment of infantile autism facilitator sits next to the child with autism, who in turn sits in front of a computer keyboard or letter pad infantile autism is a motor (movement) disorder. Holding the child"s hand, the facilitator permits the child to communicate by typing words. Originates from the minds of the facilitators. Naive realism lead them to see jenny"s abuse allegations with their own eyes , they resulting words are coming from their minds, not the children"s ideomotor effect research design matters were the victims of an illusion. In early twentieth century, prefrontal lobotomy (surgical procedure that severs fibres connecting the frontal lobes of the brain from the underlying thalamus) was thought to be an effective treatment for schizophrenia and other severe mental disorders. Created problems including extreme apathy (lack of interest, enthusiasm or concern)
