PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Depth Perception, Adobe After Effects, Stressor

• School: UTSG
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY100H1
• Professor: Ashley Waggoner Denton

Document Summary

Depth perception: binocular disparity > important cue of depth perception, caused by distance between eyes, which provides each eye with a slightly different image. "fight or flight response" > alarm stage (emergency. Physiology of stress: ans (autonomic nervous system) > perceive an acute stressor in environment, signal to hypothalamus, to adrenal medulla, releasing adrenaline -epinephrine and norepinephrine, increased heart rate and blood low, sam (sympathetic adrenal medula) > Hypothalamus, anterior pituitary, adrenal cortex: releases cortisol > suppresses immune system. Chronic activiation of sympathetic system: high blood pressure, heart, and kidney failure, more colds > short term stress gives system a boost, stress can also have indirect effects on health > Coping strategies: emotion-focused coping > dealing with emotional response, but not dealing with stressor itself. Occurs when stressors are uncontrollable and stress level high: problem-focused coping > dealing with the stressor itself actively. More likely when stressors are controlable and stress level moderate.