cognitive psychology spring 2005 -discussion section-
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Ψ. Cognitive Psychology Spring 2005 -Discussion Section-. Cognitive functions. Perception. Emotion Motivation Action. Attention. Memory. Memory. Imagery. Categorization. Decision-making. Reasoning, problem-solving. Language. Full plate - again. Farewell to Memory - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
ΨΨCognitive Psychology
Spring 2005
-Discussion Section-
Cognitive functions• Perception
• Memory• Attention
• Decision-making• Reasoning, problem-solving
• Imagery
• Language
Emotion
Motivation
Action• Memory
Categorization
Full plate - again
• Farewell to Memory• Deep end of categorization: Basis, Implications• Williams Syndrome• Questionnaires• Happiness• Conundrum
Next time
• Reasoning & Decision Making
Farewell to Memory
DH
Categorization
Earl Miller
Visual Areas in the Macaque
Categorization
Categorization
Categorization
Nikos Logothetis
Implications
Implications
But it can be controlled – Psychological Science (2005)
Williams SyndromeSymptoms:
Cognitive:
Mental retardation
Poor learning abilities
Particularly poor drawing abilities
Social:
Normal, but overly friendly. Trusting strangers.
Interests:
Strong affinity for music, language
Williams Syndrome
Prevalence: 1 in 20,000 births. Rather rare
Etiology: Genetically determined. Missing material on Chromosome #7. Due to random mutation.
Theoretical significance: Basically the „opposite“ of Autism (which is much more common).
Cure and treatments: None
Outlook: Stable. Yet shortened life-expectancy.
FOP
FOP
FOP
Symptoms:
Wounded tissue (like muscles) is not replaced by that tissue, but by bone-like structures.
As the disease progresses, this ossification becomes increasingly painful and effectively paralyzes the person.
Fibrodys plasia ossificans progressiva
=Disease where one progressively ossifies, meaning: Turning into stone.
FOP
Prevalence: 1 in 2,000,000 births. Extremely rare
Etiology: Genetic, but Unknown.
Mechanism: Unknown.
Cure and treatments: None
Outlook: Progressive Paralysis, eventually fatal
Lifetime Prevalence Ratios
Autism 1:500
Williams Syndrome 1:20,000
FOP 1:2,000,000
Depression 1:5
Schizophrenia 1:100
Lifetime Prevalence Ratios
Depression
Lifetime Prevalence Ratios
Schizophrenia
Lifetime Prevalence Ratios
Autism
Lifetime Prevalence Ratios
Williams Syndrome
Lifetime Prevalence Ratios
FOP
How the questions shape the answers
Some data
Happiness
• Definition?
• Goal?
• Subjective Well Being (SWB)
Lottery Winners & Quadruplegics
Big but singular events don’t make a difference in happiness in the long term.
• Explained by Set-Point theory
• Can’t adapt to small but continuous bad or good things.
• Mix: Unemployment. No full Adaptation.
Income + Happiness in the US (Scitovski, 1985)
Year Very happy Fairly happy Not v happy Other
1946 39% 50% 10% 1%
1947 42% 47% 10% 1%
1948 43% 44% 11% 2%
1952 47% 43% 9% 1%
1956 53% 41% 5% 1%
1957 53% 43% 3% 1%
1963 47% 48% 5% 1%
1966 49% 46% 4% 2%
1970 43% 48% 6% 3%
*1946 - 1970 income rose by 62%.
Income
Stability
Culture/Climate
Social Life
Conundrum
May 27th, 2005
∞
What to do?
• Cancel
• Cancel and go to other TAs?
• Re-schedule
• Other?