PSYC 4620 1st Edition Lecture 31 Outline of Last Lecture I. Bandura’s Four Step ModelII. Children and AggressionIII. TV/Film and Aggressive BehaviorIV. Violent Video Games Outline of Current Lecture V. Learned HelplessnessVI. Learned Helplessness and DepressionVII.Cognitive ApproachVIII.Cognitive Representations of the SelfCurrent LectureLearned HelplessnessLearned Helplessness- You are forced to endure an aversive stimuluso Dog in a box with an electrified floor and they can’t escape - This happens over and over again- You are placed in a situation where you can escape the aversive stimulus- You don’t even try to escapeLearned Helplessness Basics- You learn why bother?- Initial uncontrollable situation- Associate with subsequent situation- GeneralizeLH in the Elderly- Langer and Rodin, 1976o Floor 1 Normal procedures Talk about being taken care ofThese 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. Staff took care of plano Floor 2 Increased responsibility and control Talk about responsibility Chose and took care of planto Nurses blind to studyo Adjustment Floor 1: 21% of residents Floor 2: 93% of residentso Death (18 months) Floor 1: 30% of residents Floor 2: 15% of residentsLH and Depression- LH linked to depressiono Rumination on what sucks Constantly reminding yourself of how much everything sucks and it makes you feel worseo Lower levels of serotonin- Note: Only partial explanationo Not all cases/causeso Don’t fully understand serotonin, similaritiesChapter 15: The Cognitive ApproachTo Start- Cognitive: thinking, thoughts- Differences is the way people process in informationPersonal Construct Theory- George Kelly- Personal constructso Cognitive structures we use to interpret and predict events- Either/or evaluationsCognitive Personality Variables- Individual differences in personality- Cognitive affective units (aka cognitive personality units)o Know definitions on Table 15.1 on p.417- Link situations to behavioro React/noticeo Mental representations determine responseo Behavior can affect situationCognitive Representations of the Self- Self-concepto Stable over timeo Central to processing info and interacting with the world- Self-schemaso Cognitive representations used to organize and process relevant info about the self\Behaviors and attributes that are most important to
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