Psychology 2035A/B Lecture 7: Stress & Coping
11 Dec 2015
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What is perceived control: control deprivation in animals, learned helplessness in people, reactions to physical illness, controlling our thoughts. Def"n: an expected relation (or contingency) b/w responses (behs) & Prologue: what is perceived control? outcomes (an expected response-outcome contingency) If you do x, you will achieve outcome y . Eg: if you perceive you have control over your grades (do the readings, attend all classes), you will achieve high grades. In 1964, at psych lab in pennsylvania university. A dog is placed in 1 section of the box, light comes on, 10 sec later a shock is. Dog can escape the shock by jumping over to the other side of the box. Most dogs will learn to jump over the hurdle to other side of the box once the. Second dog (in harness): light comes on, 10 sec later the dog just sits there applied to the dog.
