psyQuarterly - February 2014

february 2014 ¡ issue 3

psyQ

uarterly newsletter of the undergraduate psychology students’ association

celebrate psychology!

Contents FUN -NGAMES

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Regular Features

Articles

3 From the Newsletter Team 4 Membership 5 Office Information 6 UPSA Events 24 Tutoring 30 UPSA Bookshelf 38 Student Submissions 48 CPA Student Chapter 52 Useful Links

8 I Love Psi...Here’s Why 10 Celebrate Psychology: Milestones in the Field 26 Myths & Legends of Psychology: Squaring Away the Facts 32 Fun -n- Games 54 Psychology on the Big Screen: Movies for Psychology Students

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Newsletter Team Ah, February. Lots of things to love about this month: Groundhog’s Day (alas, Wiarton Willie disappoints - he saw his shadow), Valentine’s Day (chocolate, romancing your beloved, more chocolate), Family Day, Reading Week, and, it’s the shortest month of the year - which is ok by us since it’s winter (of which, according to the legend, we have six more weeks to endure).

But did you know that February is also Psychology Month?

The Canadian Psychological Association made this decree back in 2005. And in honour of Psychology Month, UPSA is devoting this issue to - well, you guessed it - celebrating psychology!

In that spirit, we thought it worth celebrating some really important insights from the field - many of which you are already familiar with. And since psychology endeavors to advance knowledge, we present some results that debunk some of the myths that continue to inform so many. Of course, no celebration - or celebration-themed newsletter - would be complete without some fun and games. We also thought you might enjoy hearing about what some members of the UPSA executive love about psychology.

psyQuarterly February 2014 · issue 3

PSYQuarterly Newsletter of the Undergraduate Psychology Students’ Association York University

Editor-in-Chief Somayya Saleemi Coordinator & Design

Susan Zeman

Cheers!

Your UPSA Newsletter

CELEBRATE PSYCHOLOGY!

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UPSA Membership Become A Member Join as a general member and get news about upcoming events. As a general member, you can also apply to become a tutor, or get a tutor for one of your psychology courses.

Best part of all, it’s absolutely free.

Just fill out the general membership form online - click here - or drop by the UPSA office at 126B Calumet.

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UPSA Office Location

126B Calumet College York University 4700 Keele Street Toronto, ON M3J 1P3

Website

Office Hours

Email

10am-5pm, M-F

www.yorku.ca/upsa

upsa@yorku.ca

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Upcoming

UPSA Events Meet the Graduates

This event, in collaboration with the Faculty of Health, its affiliated student clubs and associations, York’s Department of Psychology, and the Canadian Psychological Association’s student representative, will introduce you to at least five graduate students.

Mock GRE A great opportunity to prepare for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) the required assessment for graduate school admission. Instructors from

Awards Night

We cap off the academic year with this soiree held to show our appreciation for all UPSA volunteers.

Awards will be given out to those who contributed above the minimum requirement and excelled in their respective duties and roles.

Kaplan or Princeton Review will administer a mock GRE, and you will have an opportunity to experience the test and its conditions prior to the real thing. Intended for students in the honours psychology program.

Winter term: dates and venues to be determined. Information will be posted on the UPSA website - www.yorku.ca/upsa - when it becomes available.

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don’t forget!

D therapy pets

Tuesday, February 4 · 2:30-4:30 p.m. · 163 BSB

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...here’s why

I love psychology because I am fascinated with the human mind. You can never learn enough about it.

Nonna Khakpour, 2nd year BSc (Honours) Psychology

I love psychology because there are always real world applications. You don't JUST learn theory - you learn theory, practice, and can always find direct relevance.

Danielle Tremblay, 4th year BA (Honours) Psychology and York-Seneca Rehabilitation

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Have you ever found yourself asking the question, “why did they act that way?” By asking these questions psychologists have been able to understand our behaviours and find effective therapies to alleviate maladaptive behaviours.

Psychology is one of the few programs that allows you to not only answer these types of questions, but also find ways to impart change.

Dorraine Mitchell, 4th year BA (Honours) Psychology

I love psychology because the work that we do gives us an opportunity to affect change in the lives of those that we work with. Psychology is not just research, and theoretical ideologies... it's an opportunity to discover, innovate and extend both practical solutions and resolutions to those in need.

Heather Christie-Morris, 4th year BA (Honours) Psychology

I love psychology because I was inspired from a young age. I find it fascinating to learn about people internally! We cannot read you're mind, but we are close.

Nassrin Wahidi, 3rd Year BSc (Honours) Double Major Psychology/Biology

I love psychology because it is fun and interesting, and NO I can't read you mind!

Somayya Saleemi, 4th Year BSc (Specialized Honours) Psychology

I study psychology because understanding one’s mind and behavior may make therapy unneccesary.

On the other hand, it may make therapy necessary.

Sara Bellum, 3rd year BS Psychology

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BE HEARD Your Voice Matters participate in the NSSE...

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NSSE - the National Survey of Student Engagement - is a brief survey designed to assess how students feel about their undergraduate education experience. Results will be used to help York make the undergraduate experience more rewarding and fulfilling.

First-year and fourth-year undergraduates at York will have an oppotunity to participate in this brief survey, which takes less than 30 minutes to complete.

By participating in the survey, you will be helping to improve the quality of programs and services offered at York.

For more details, please visit nsse.info.yorku.ca/nsse-faqs, or the NSSE website nsse.iub.edu/html/about.cfm

make a difference!

Let your voice be heard Survey participants will receive either a virtual coupon or gift card.

Click here for more information about incentives.

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celebrate psychology! behaviorism

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psychotherapy p sychology of difference cognition

social developmental

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cognition Carl Wernicke discovered what is now Phineus Gage called Wernicke’s Area, famous case study of the and its role in speech effects of brain damage comprehension

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Pierre Paul Broca discovered what is now called Broca’s Area, and its role in speech production

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Jerome Bruner Cecile Goodman motivated reasoning affects perception

Alan Turing describes human brain as “organized machine”

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Hermann Ebbinghaus pioneers study of memory, using nonsense syllables

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Donald Hebb neurons that fire together, wire together

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George A. Miller short-term working memory capacity: seven chunks plus/minus two

Endel Turving memory and retrieval

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Donald Broadbent introduced an information-processing model of cognition

Roger Shepard Jacqueline Metzler Gordon Bower mental rotation of 3-D memory retrieval is mood dependent objects

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Ulric Neisser coins term “cognitive psychology�

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Daniel Kahneman Amos Tversky decision-making and heuristics

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Daniel Schacter memories can be erroneous

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Elizabeth Loftus fallibility of eyewitness memory

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p sychology of difference Charles Darwin variations tend to be inherited

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Charles Spearman intelligent behavior generated by “the general factor - g�

Flloyd Allport Gordon Allport Personality Traits: Their Classification and Measurement

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Francis Galton used questionnaires to investigate individual differences

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Simon Binet Theodore Simon first intelligence test

Raymond Cattell fluid and crystallized intelligence

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Gordon Allport Personality: Psychological Interpretation

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Katherine Briggs Isabel Briggs Myers Briggs-Myers Type Indicator

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J.P. Guilford structure of intellect

David Weschsler Weschsler Adult Intelligence Scale

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Hans Eysenck three-factor model of personality

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David McClelland motivation and the need for achievement

Nico Frijda emotions prepare individual for action

Robert McCrae Paul Costa big-five personality traits

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Walter Mischel external factors influence personality

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Paul Ekman identified six universal facial expressions

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developmental Sigmund Freud psychosexual development

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Lev Vygotsky importance of community in learning and development

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Kenneth Clark Mamie Clark formation of racial bias begins early

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Melanie Klein Jean Piaget “revolutionary� approach stages of cognitive to child development development in children

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Noam Chomsky innate capacity to acquire language

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Eric Erikson psychosocial development

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John Bowlby attachment theory

Albert Bandura human behavior is learned through modeling

Lawrence Kohlberg six stages of moral growth

Alexander Thomas Stella Chess different types of infant temperament

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Harry Harlow contact comfort

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Mary Ainsworth strange situation

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Eleanor Maccoby gender differences

Simon Baron-Cohen implications of growing up with autism

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Jerome Bruner developing mind and sense of reality

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social John Dewey describes man as a “social animal�

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Kurt Lewin behavior determined by person and environment

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Muzafer Sherif demonstrated conformity through autokinetic effect

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Gordon Allport study of prejudice

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Solomon Asch conformity experiments

Serge Moscovici social representations

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Erving Goffman social interaction is a performance

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Stanley Milgram obedience to authority experiments

Robert Zajonc mere exposure effect

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William Glasser choice theory

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Philip Zimbardo Stanford prison experiment

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Elliot Aronson “jigsaw classroom” technique to reduce ethinic rivalry

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Roger Brown James Kulik biological memory mechaniism

Ignacio Martin-Baro “liberation psychology” advocate

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Janet Spence Robert Helmreich attitudes towards women

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Melvin Lerner just world theory

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psychotherapy Sigmund Freud Josef Breuer publish Hysteria

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Carl Jung Anna Freud introduces terms The Ego and the “introvert” and “extrovert” Mechanisms of Defense

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Sigmund Freud psychoanalysis and The Interpretation of Dreams

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Alfred Adler founder of individual psychology

Karen Horney establishes the American Institute for Psychoanalysis

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Jacques Lacan The Mirror Stage

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Erich Fromm The Fear of Freedom

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Viktor Frankl finding meaning in suffering

R.D. Laing schizophrenic experience

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Carl Rogers client-centered therapy

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Melanie Klein death instinct

Virginia Satir considered the “mother� of family systems therapy

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Albert Ellis rational emotive therapy

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Abraham Maslow self-acualization

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Rollo May existential psychology

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behaviorism Charles Darwin behaviors are evolutionary adaptations

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John B. Watson behaviorist manifesto

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Edward Thorndike law of effect

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Ivan Pavlov classical conditioning

Zing-Yang Kuo instinct does not exist

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John B. Watson Little Albert

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Karl Lashley the whole brain is involved in learning

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B.F. Skinner operant conditioning

Edwin Guthrie single-trial learning

Edward Tolman cognitive maps

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Karl Lorenz imprinting

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Clark Hull drive reduction

Joseph Wolpe desensitization techniques

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B.F. Skinner publishes Verbal Behavior

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Neal Miller biofeedback

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Noam Chomsky critiques Verbal Behavior; sparks cognitive revolution

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Tutoring Do you feel overwhelmed by all you’re expected to learn in Psychology?

All those definitions, concepts, studies, and problems?

Perhaps UPSA can help. Free tutoring is available for UPSA members for PSYC 1010, 2020, 2021, and 2022 - and other courses.

Just complete this online tutoring form by February 14th and we’ll set you up with an UPSA volunteer tutor for Winter Term.

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We’ll help you bring those ideas together.

COGNITIVE DISSONANCE CORTEX

Group

Tutoring Session On November 26, 27, and 28, Tutor Director Dorraine Mitchell, Tutor Coordinator Sumaya Karimi, and their team of volunteer tutors, hosted group tutoring sessions free for all UPSA members. About 45-50 students turned out.

Another group tutoring session is being slated for the end of Winter Term. Please check the UPSA website - www.yorku.ca/ upsa - for exact dates, times, and location.

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Myths & legends of psychology: squaring away the facts 28

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e've all heard them. They sound plausible. “You only Steven Jay Lynn, John Roscio, and Barry L. Beyerstein. use 10% of your brain.” Or, “Your handwriting reveals We also summarize why these myths are so prevalent. You your personality.” But are they true? can access 50 Great... online. See http://emilkirkegaard. dk/en/wp-content/uploads/50-Great-Myths-of-PopularTo find some answers to 12 of the more popular of these Psychology.pdf. abiding myths and legends, we’ve consulted 50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Shattering Widespread Misconceptions Now if we could only square away those “legends in their about Human Behavior (2010), by Scott O. Lilienfeld, own minds”...

Most people use only 10% of their brain

The “first instinct fallacy”

Neuroimaging studies reveal that activity occurs in all areas of the brain - there are no “quiet” areas. These studies have also shown that many areas of the brain are active even for tasks that are relatively simple.

Several studies (more than 60) have shown that students who changed their answers on multiple-choice exams are more likely to change from an incorrect answer to a correct answer, than vice-versa.

If only 10% of the brain were being used, then 90% of the brain would not be active, and that’s just not what is seen.

This holds true for standardized tests too, such as the GRE.

Memory works like a video camera, or tape recorder Don’t we wish.

The concensus among psychologists is that memory doesn’t reproduce, but rather reconstruct what we’ve experienced. Memory tends to be schematic, or reconstructed from our schemas (organized knowledge structure). They are used to construct fluid narratives of our past and present.

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Opposites attract Human relationships are not like magnetic charges. Rather, research has shown that homophily (the tendency of like to attract like) is more likely than complementarity (attraction of opposites). Personality similarity predicts not only initial attraction, but relationship stability and satisfaction.

We also prefer those who share similar attitudes and values.

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ilienfeld et al. present ten reasons for our tendency to 3. Selective perception and memory subscribe to plausible sounding but erroneous ideas.

We tend to view the world through our biases, expectations, and beliefs.

1. Word-of-mouth The more often we hear a message, the more likely we are to 4. Mistaking correlation for causation believe it is true. Even if it is not.

We forget that causes must precede their effects.

2. Need for easy answers, quick fixes If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

5. Post hoc, ergo proptor hoc “After this, because of this” - however, just because A

Expressing anger is better than holding it in

Low self-esteem is a major contributor to psychological problems

Also known as the catharsis hypothesis, science tells us that expressing anger can actually escalate the situation. Expressing anger adds fuel to the fire, thereby making a peaceful resolution much more difficult.

A better way toward improving a bad situation is the calm but firm expression of resentment.

Handwriting reveals personality Graphology - the study of handwriting - is a pseudoscientific practice called “character reading” (like phrenology, palmistry, and reading tea leaves). What is especially troubling is that some employers base hiring decisions from graphological analysis - even though graphologists do no better at predicting job performance, or personality, than chance. See Geoffrey Dean’s 1992 meta-analysis of over 200 studies.

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Although there is some evidence that low self-esteem is associated with higher risk for delinquency and aggression, it isn’t strongly correlated with poor mental health. More studies have shown that folks with high selfesteem - verging on narcissism - are more likely to become aggressive and prone to inflicting harm onto others.

People with schizophrenia have multiple personalities This misconception abounds in the media.

And from definition (“split mind”). However, diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia includes suffering from delusions, hallucinations, and/or catatonic stupor. Persons experiencing “multiple personalities” are more likely to be clinically diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder.

precedes B does not mean that A caused B. 6. Biased-sample results A biased sample is not representative of the population 7. Representativeness heuristic Making gross generalizations based on superficial similarities in appearance.

Subliminal messages in advertising and self-help materials can influence behavior Outside of an illusory placebo effect, subliminal messages embedded in selfhelp recordings have not been shown to be effective. And the CBC conducted an experiment in 1958 in which “phone now” was flashed subliminally across the screen 352 times during one television show, in an attempt to increase phone usage. However, telephone company records indicated that phone use did not increase.

8. Media portrayals The media is hugely influential in shaping attitudes and beliefs.

9. Exaggerating the truth Yet, what’s true for some is not true for all, or all the time.

10. Misunderstanding terms Technical terms not accurately translated into lay language.

Alcohol kills brain cells Alcohol can damage a neuron’s dendrites, but not the entire neuron. However, damaged dendrites are impaired in delivering messages to the rest of the neural structure, which can be problematic.

Alcohol has also been shown to suppress deep sleep, and can result in frequent awakenings.

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The best way to maintain a behavior is to reward every response

The best way to maintain a behavior is to reward the desired response only intermittently. This operates on Skinner’s variable-ratio reinforcement schedule, and explains why gambling behaviors are maintained, and so hard to extinguish.

ESP has been scientifically verified Although some studies have confirmed the existence of an extrasensory perception (e.g., the Zener card studies), these studies have not been replicated.

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UPSA Bookshelf Reviews You Can Use

by Susan Zeman Newsletter Coordinator, UPSA Here are three books, in no particular order, that you might find interesting or helpful with your studies: Schaum’s Outlines Introduction to Psychology, DK Publishing’s The Psychology Book, and Roger Hock’s Forty Studies That Changed Psychology.

Schaum’s Introduction to Psychology (2nd edition, 2001) covers all the topics you would expect in PSYC 1010, but is also useful for 2xxx level courses.

Each chapter contains tons of solved problems that will help you learn the material and prepare for exams. Schaum’s also publishes Statistics in Psychology, which has lots of solved problems.

The Psychology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained is a solid and fun-to-read volume containing historical and biographical information, groundbreaking ideas, and provocative quotes from a “Who’s Who” collection of psychologists. A nice book to consult when you need an overview of some major - or maybe important but not so well-known - contribution.

Hock’s Forty Studies provides synopses of some of psychology’s most influenctial studies and experiments. Hock gives a thorough review, and then explains how each study has contributed to the field. The book is now in its 7th printing (I have the 5th edition - which I found at a used bookstore).

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Schaum’s Outlines: Introduction to Psychology,

by Arno F. Wittig.

The Psychology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained,

by DK Publishing.

Forty Studies That Changed Psychology,

by Roger R. Hock.

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FUN -NGAMES

Who said that the study of psychology is boring? No, really.

If you know who, send them over here. We’ve set the stage, through the pairing of games and jokes with psychology facts, for the learning of positive assocations.

Voila - a change of attitude!

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MATCHatc GAMEame Write the letter of the correct match next to each name.

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DID YOU HEAR THE ONE ABOUT...

Top 10 Psychology Jokes Published on March 3, 2013 by Neel Burton, M.D. in Hide and Seek http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/hide-and-seek/201303/top-10-psychology-jokes

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What's the difference between a psychologist and a magician?

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A magician pulls rabbits out of hats, whereas a psychologist pulls habits out of rats.

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Two psychotherapists pass each other in the hallway. The first says to the second, "Hello!"

The second smiles back nervously and half nods his head. When he is comfortably out of earshot, he mumbles, "Gosh, I wonder what that was all about?"

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Two behaviorists meet each other in the street. "Hi," says one, "How am I feeling today?"

Later that evening, they share a kiss. The other one says, "That was good for you.

How was it for me?"

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How many psychotherapists does it take to change a lightbulb?

Just one, so long as the light bulb wants to change.

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How many narcissists does it take to change a lightbulb?

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Just one. All he has to do is to hold it in place while the world revolves around him.

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As he lay unconscious and bleeding, a psychologist, who happened to be passing by, rushed up to him and exclaimed, "My God! Whoever did this really needs help!"

"Doctor," said the receptionist over the phone, "there's a patient here who thinks he's invisible."

"Well, tell him I can't see him right now."

A man was walking in the street one day when he was brutally beaten and robbed.

What's the difference between a loan and a psychologist?

A psychotherapist returned from a conference in the Rocky mountains, where the delegates spent more time on the icy ski slopes than attending lectures and seminars.

The loan eventually matures and earns money.

When she got back, her husband asked her, "So, how did it go?"

Johnny paid his way through college by waitering in a restaurant.

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"Fine," she replied, "but I've never seen so many Freudians slip."

"What's the usual tip?" asked a customer.

"Well," said Johnny, "this is my first day, but the other guys said that, if I got five dollars out of you, I'd be doing great."

"Is that so?" growled the customer. "In that case, here's twenty dollars."

"Thanks. I'll put it in my college fund," Johnny said.

"By the way, what are you studying?" asked the customer.

"Applied psychology."

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NAME THAT PSYCHOLOGIST Enter the name of the person associated with each psychological finding. Keep in mind that initials might be used (e.g., BFSkinner).

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ACROSS Bobo doll experiments (2) Archtypes (2) Situation & role expectations (4) Behaviorist manifesto (3) First female APA president (3) Person x environment (2) Emotions and reactions are learned (4) Studies in consciousness (2) First professor of pscyhology in U.S. (3) Self-actualization (2) Psychosocial development (2) Conformity experiments (2) Diffusion of responsibility (3) Contact comfort (2) Prejudice (2) Client-centered therapy (2) Inferiority complex (2) Stanford prison experiments (2) Operant conditioning (2) Developed first intelligence test (2) Classical conditioning (2) Cognitive revolution (2)

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Down Comfort in strange situations (3 Words) Attachment theory (2 Words) Pressure to conform (3 Words) Developmental trajectories (2 Words) Answers on page 57 Adolescence (3 Words) Cognitive dissonance (2 Words) Psychoanalysis (2 Words) Industrial & applied psychology (2 Words) Founded first psychology lab in 1879 (2 Words) 39 Schedules of reinforcement, reward, punishment (3 Words)

Student Submissions About the Contributor Indrayani Tripathi, 4th year BA (Honours) Psychology Indie is writing her thesis this year, and is very interested in the therapeutic aspects of psychology. She would like to pursue graduate studies in clincial psychology.

About her poem, ‘Wrinkled’ Wisdom “The poem’s primary emotion is empathy. A young person like myself, trying to think from a old lady’s perspective.

I gained the inspiration for it at one of my cousin’s wedding and the “join hands and bow low..” in the third line of the poem is the Indian way of paying respect to the elders.”

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'Wrinkled' Wisdom ....

I watch you perched from a corner chair, Seeing you rush in and come in and go, You spot me and in respect, you join hands and bow low, You ask me half out of love and half out of pity, "Do you need anything...?" before I forget you in this crowd, I will probably just smile and say : No, I am ok, To you and hundreds alike, But what I really want to say, Is that I wish you could really see, The real deal, the real ME. I was once a young woman, like you, you know?

Behind all these wrinkles and hair snow, I had a pretty face, soft hands and soft feet, And I was considered one of the prettiest, Amongst all like you: the fancy elites, Do you know? I had the best long, lovely locks, Which I wish now I had stored, In some secure safety box!

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I walk with a stick now, and have this bad knee ache, But I could run like the wind once, and Even swim gracefully in that very lake.

My heart beat once for a handsome, young man, And I have my own sweet stories and memories of him, And even though he is long gone now, You know I feel I am never alone, He is right here, and I still walk with him, I have seen it all, Love, hatred, sorrow, envy and more pain, And I can tell you now, life is not that bad, There’s always less to lose and more to gain.

Your time will come too, The first mark of a wrinkle, the first fold in the skin, When you get there you will look back on your life, And I hopefully not weep, just grin...

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Life goes by fast, and you have to really keep this is mind, Life is never just about what all you gain, but About how you did that and, About the happiness of your kind, Cherish your hopes, your aspirations and your DREAM, Before you say “Its too late�, and let out an internal scream, Live NOW and to the fullest, All you young hearts out there, Because before you know, I will be gone, And you will be sitting, in this very chair.

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Student Submissions About the Contributor Masha Vainshstein, 4th year BA (Honours) Psychology Masha complements her psychology studies with electives in music, especially singing.

About A Pearl in a Shell “I wrote this poem about 8 years ago actually (around 17 years of age), when I was going through a rough time emotionally...Trying to figure myself out, what I really wanted, and where I was going...I needed a way to express my feelings and so I thought writing would be a great way to do just that.”

About Rebirth and Desolation “The artwork was made just by pencil. I had to make sketches in the Renaissance theme for school when I was 18 years old, but we could choose any particular image we liked, so I somehow chose these, as I was really touched by the beauty and the deeper meaning that they portrayed...”

About Young Spirit “I guess I just wanted to portray a kind of warm loving world that’s in perfect harmony... To remind people of their colorful childhood, how they felt protected by everything - their mother, nature, and their surroundings.

The main thing that inspires me is just a desire to express myself, my various dimensions of emotions, develop my talent, and touch other people’s deepest feelings through this medium of art...And I’ve only taken a handful of art lessons in my life, but I guess it comes from my artistic parents :)”

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A Pearl in a Shell Beginning on a journey while confusion and fear wash over you you face the world alone Searching through a disturbed mind you see life through sad eyes

Time flows, like a stream of water providing you with courage and understanding feeding you with intelligence and prosperity

Searching through your mind, body, soul you discover your true best friend a companion providing guidance with wisdom, belief, strength, love You and this partner living as one

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Deep down at the core of your heart lies a glistening pearl like a priceless diamond

You begin to uncover the deepest secret the greatest truth of time It is the gift from heaven the creation by G-d Your mind, body connect with this energy - reviving yourself A sensation like no other enters your soul a feeling of acceptance, understanding, unconditional love, an appreciation for life toward yourself This treasure, from which clouds departed, grows from the core of your heart shinning through your eyes, as the sun

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Soon, a bit of this gold pours into every soul encountered You begin to accept, treasure, listen, cherish others - as you do yourself And you learn, that you’re the essence from which everything spreads

With this happiness, your soul is enriched with pure, genuine happiness a sense of completion, at last

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[ Rebirth - sketch based on Botticelli’s Birth of Venus ]

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[ Desolation - sketch ]

[ Young Spirit - acrylic on canvas ]

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CPA’s MindPad: Open Call for Submissions CPA Student Affiliates!

The CPA's Section for Students is accepting submissions for the next issue of MindPad, a student run and peer-reviewed newsletter. MindPad will publish a variety of articles including: -empirical reports -critical reviews -critical opinion pieces -and new perspectives This edition is open to ALL topics, so we welcome submissions from students in all areas of psychology or areas relevant to psychology. Publishing MindPad is a great way to boost your CV for scholarship season, and articles accepted for this coming edition will be published in time for the next round of scholarship applications.

For submission guidelines, please see: http://www.cpa.ca/students/MindPad/Submissions/ Please submit your articles by February 17th to Justin Feeney at jfeeney3@uwo.ca Please note: Publishing in MindPad will not restrict you from academic journals in your field.

Cheers, Justin Feeney Editor-in-Chief, MindPad

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Movies for Psychology Students list and description compiled from http://www.psychmovies.com

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Shutter Island

Genre: Drama Year: 1966 Rating: NR-PG13 Actors: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal Topics: Psychopathology, Personality Disorders, Mood Disorders, Marital/Family Dynamics

Genre: Drama Year: 2010 Rating: R Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo Topics: Psychopathology, Anxiety Disorders, Dissociative Disorders, Psychotic Disorders, Treatment, Stress and Coping

Academy Award winner for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. Alcohol abuse, dysthymia, narcissism, conversion disorder, marital dysfunction, and wonderfully clever dialogue make this a must see. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton portray the older married couple whose fights are full of psychological barbs.

What About Bob Genre: Comedy Year: 1991 Rating: PG-13 Actors: Richard Dreyfuss, Bill Murray, Julie Hagerty Topics: Psychopathology, Personality Disorders, Treatment, Marital/Family Dynamics, Developmental Cute movie with Richard Dreyfuss as the competent (or burned out?) psychotherapist and Bill Murray as the patient (who seems to have more insight...). Note the difference in perception of Bob between the therapist and his family. Has its flaws, but is a fun film.

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Suspenseful drama set in 1954, as a U. S. Marshall investigates the disappearance of a patient at a forensic psychiatric facility. Stop reading here if you do not want the plot twists revealed. This is a movie to be watched more than once. The plot twist was foreshadowed often - did you see it coming? Consider the professional ethics involved in such a "treatment." What alternatives should have been considered? What would be an appropriate diagnosis for DiCaprio's character?

Anything by Woody Allen Genre: Drama/Comedy Year: Variable Rating: Variable Actors: Woody Allen, Various Topics: Psychopathology, Personality Theory Pretty much any movie with Woody Allen in it deals with neurosis! In particular, in "Hollywood Ending" he develops conversion blindness.

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Genre: Drama Year: 2001 Rating: PG-13 Actors: Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly Topics: Psychopathology, Treatment, Schizophrenia, Marital/Family Dynamics, Stress and Coping

Genre: Drama Year: 1975 Rating: R Actors: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, William Redfield Topics: Psychopathology, Psychotic Disorders, Mood Disorders, Personality Disorders, Treatment, Forensic

Academy Award winner for Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress. Russell Crowe portrays Nash, a brilliant mathematician. There is a major plot twist - stop reading here if you don’t want it spoiled…We learn that we are misled - situations and characters turn out to be portrayals of Nash’s delusional thinking and hallucinations. We see him spiral downward in the throws of his psychotic thinking or the side effects of his medications. What do you think about the suggestion that he was able to self-challenge the reality of the hallucinations, as at the end of the movie? What do you think this movie did for public perception of schizophrenia? If you really want to know his story, read the book - not an easy read, mind you, but with plenty more information missing from the Hollywood version…

Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Actress among other awards.

This is a must see (and I mean MUST for any psych major!). Why faking insanity to avoid jail may not be a good idea (at least not during this era).

Rain Man Genre: Drama Year: 1988 Rating: R Actors: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino Topics: Neuropsychology, Marital/Family Dysfunction, Social

Ordinary People Genre: Drama Year: 1980 Rating: R Actors: Mary Tyler Moore, Timothy Hutton, Donald Sutherland Topics: Psychopathology, Mood Disorders, Treatment, Marital/Family Dynamics, Stress and Coping Academy Award winner for Best Picture and Best Actor. Another MUST SEE for psychology majors. Portrayal of how a family deals with trauma. One of the few positive portrayals of a therapist (Judd Hirsch).

Academy Award winner for Best Picture and Best Actor. Excellent portrayal of autism in adulthood and associated family stresses. Wonderful movie.

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“EXPRESS YOURSELF�

UPSA is looking for a few good submissions for its final newsletter edition, to be published in April.

Personal reflections, artwork, research, photography, poems, short stories, comics, movie or book reviews, reports on conferences or workshops attended, editorials...if you create it, we want it. Submissions can be thematically based on issue. Or not. Express yourself!

April we focus on all things graduation and beyond. Think you know what to do with psychology?

Link here to the UPSA website for details.

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