01:830:123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Waxworm, Episodic Memory, Pythagoras

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: 01:830:123
• Professor: Professor Lyra Stein

Document Summary

The anatomy of internalized beliefs: like a rock. 4 areas: neuroscience, clinical psychology, cognitive psychology, social psychology. The ideal self you can generate your own ideal self how you want your self to be. But the undesired self = how you don"t want to be. In modern terms, that would mean that ancient men and women who believed in god were more fit than disbelievers. They survived and thereby passed on predispositions to believe. He also spoke of brains not fully developed part of the mission of this course is to delve into the issue of how brains not fully developed become fully developed. Hard-wired, instinctive behaviors: eye blink, startle reaction, sucking reflex. Learned behaviors: electrical outlets, sunscreen, language, belief in santa claus, belief in god. Other than being born with some instincts, babies are born stupid. Both: are adult males, are bearded, know everything about you, are omnipresent. But they differ in terms of omnipotence (power)