PSY 233 1st Edition Lecture 30 Outline of Last Lecture I. Chapter 9 continuedA. Molecular genetic paradigmB. Shared and non-shared environments: nature vs. nurture debateC. 3 kinds of nature nurture interactions1. The same environment can impact each child differently (ex: calm vs. reactive children)2. Differing children’s genetics yield’s varying parental/caretaker resultant interactions3. Individuals with different genetics seek out environments that positively influence genetic traits (ex: an outgoing child seeks out environmental experiences that nurtures their personality traits)D. Prenatal experiences and sexual orientation do prenatal experiences influence homosexuality?E. Hemisphere dominanceF. NeurotransmittersG. Cortisol- fight or flight hormone from adrenal cortexOutline of Current Lecture II. Chapter 10- Behaviorism and personalityA. Behaviorism- human behavior is determined by the external environment- Behaviorism- Little Albert experiment- Generalization- Discrimination- Extinction- Joseph WolpeB. Treatment phases:1. Relaxation training2. Construction of anxiety hierarchy3. Patient is asked to visualize anxiety (in vivo)4. Patient experiences real life experience and manages anxietyThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Current LectureIII. Chapter 10- Behaviorism and personalityA. Behaviorism- human behavior is determined by the external environment- Ex: you didn’t take this class because of free will or if you liked it, you took it because the external environment influenced you- Behaviorism- John B. Watson (the 2nd force in psychology) “father of behaviorism”- Little Albert experiment- conditioned fear in little albert- Behaviorism comes from the work of Ivan Pavlov- classical conditioning- Unconditional stimulus UCS (food) yields unconditional response UCR (salvation)- Several trials of neutral stimuli NS (bell) + UCS (food) yields a conditional response (CR)- NS becomes a conditional stimuli (CS) and yields a conditioned response (CR)- Generalization: similar stimuli- Discrimination: recognizing differences in stimuli- Extinction: progressive weakening of stimuli- Joseph Wolpe: systematic desensitization (several trials) designed to create counterconditioningB. Treatment phases:1. Relaxation training2. Construction of anxiety hierarchy3. Patient is asked to visualize anxiety (in vivo)4. Patient experiences real life experience and manages
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