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Cognitive Psychology Spring 2005 -Discussion Section-

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

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Cognitive Psychology Spring 2005 -Discussion Section-

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  1. Ψ Cognitive Psychology Spring 2005 -Discussion Section-

  2. Cognitive functions Perception Emotion Motivation Action Attention Memory Memory Imagery Categorization Decision-making Reasoning, problem-solving Language

  3. Full plate - again • Farewell to Memory • Deep end of categorization: Basis, Implications • Williams Syndrome • Questionnaires • Happiness • Conundrum

  4. Next time • Reasoning & Decision Making

  5. Farewell to Memory DH

  6. Categorization Earl Miller

  7. Visual Areas in the Macaque

  8. Categorization

  9. Categorization

  10. Categorization Nikos Logothetis

  11. Implications

  12. Implications But it can be controlled – Psychological Science (2005)

  13. Williams Syndrome Symptoms: Cognitive: Mental retardation Poor learning abilities Particularly poor drawing abilities Social: Normal, but overly friendly. Trusting strangers. Interests: Strong affinity for music, language

  14. 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.

  15. FOP

  16. FOP

  17. FOP Fibrodys plasia ossificans progressiva =Disease where one progressively ossifies, meaning: Turning into stone. 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.

  18. FOP Prevalence: 1 in 2,000,000 births.  Extremely rare Etiology: Genetic, but Unknown. Mechanism: Unknown. Cure and treatments: None Outlook: Progressive Paralysis,eventuallyfatal

  19. Lifetime Prevalence Ratios Depression 1:5 Schizophrenia 1:100 Autism 1:500 Williams Syndrome 1:20,000 FOP 1:2,000,000

  20. Lifetime Prevalence Ratios Depression

  21. Lifetime Prevalence Ratios Schizophrenia

  22. Lifetime Prevalence Ratios Autism

  23. Lifetime Prevalence Ratios Williams Syndrome

  24. Lifetime Prevalence Ratios FOP

  25. How the questions shape the answers

  26. Some data

  27. Happiness • Definition? • Goal? • Subjective Well Being (SWB)

  28. 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.

  29. 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% Income + Happiness in the US (Scitovski, 1985) *1946 - 1970 income rose by 62%.

  30. Income

  31. Stability

  32. Culture/Climate

  33. Social Life

  34. Conundrum May 27th, 2005 ∞

  35. What to do? • Cancel • Cancel and go to other TAs? • Re-schedule • Other?

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