Anybody here study Psychology or are intersted in it.....
I'm studying A-Level Psychology and had my first exam today and it went pretty well.
Do any guys on here study psychology, have done in the past or are interested in it ???.
I had spent months revising and preparing so I'm pretty confident i'll get good results as I remembered the notes. ATM I have just done cognitive Psychology and attachments which covers these things, below is everything I had to study including remembering evaluations in each one, case studies and findings of research and a number of the topics below were tested on the exam today:
Short Term Memory (STM)
Long Term Memory (LTM)
Multi-Store Model Of Memory
Alternative to the Multi-Store Model of Memory
Emotional factors in forgetting
Forgetting in STM
Forgetting in LTM
Flashbulb Memory
Reconstructive memory
Eyewitness Testimony
Insecure and Secure Attachments
Stages Of Attachments
Privation
Day Care on Cognitive and Social Development
Cross-Cultural Variations
Bowlby's Maternal Deprivation Hypothesis
I enjoy it although it's a S*** load of work, and that's just one unit as we start the second unit tommorow in class, I can't remember what it's on just yet but I'm sure a couple of people on here I noticed (I may be wrong) are interested in Psychology, do is interest you??.
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My sister is a doctor of psychology and aside from tutoring at Sydney Uni she has her own practice and looks after abused women and children.
We have some great conversations,she is a very special person doing that job.
She did her thesis on art therapy.
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Actually Psychology directly ties in to boxing
The difference between talent and running is in your head,I had a very talented heavyweight a while back
He got torched in his first amateur bout
Hey,it happens sometimes
But this guy had legit skills to pay the bills
Turns out he was pampered his entire life,and just didnt have that extra gear
He's quit
Im still pissed off about it,not even the training time,its the "H e could have been someone" part that bugs me
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Originally Posted by Trainer Monkey
Actually Psychology directly ties in to boxing
The difference between talent and running is in your head,I had a very talented heavyweight a while back
He got torched in his first amateur bout
Hey,it happens sometimes
But this guy had legit skills to pay the bills
Turns out he was pampered his entire life,and just didnt have that extra gear
He's quit
Im still pissed off about it,not even the training time,its the "H e could have been someone" part that bugs me
You can only lead them mate, its up to them how much they drink.
If your doing what you love to do,for no other reason, it can never be a waste of time.
Oh well, he still is someone special;(the person he wants to be )and at the end of the day (for him)thats more important than anything else.
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I got a grade A in psychology A Level about 13 years ago.
I must admit looking at your exam topics it seems to have changed a bit since I did it.
The things that stick out in my mind are:
Festinger's theory of cognitive disonance
Stanley Milgram's electric shock experiment
Zimbardo's prison experiment
B F SKinner and his work on rats.
I can't remember a whole lot else to be honest. I did Sociology and got an A in that too, plus a C in Religious Studies.
I then dropped out of uni after less than 6 weeks there, got a job portering in a hotel and then got cancer and did fuck all since.
What a waste ::**
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I don't study psychology but have always been interested in it. One of my best friends studies Psychology at a high level and finds it so advanced that her life has become consumed with keeping psychology out of her personal and social life!
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Originally Posted by Andre
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Originally Posted by Trainer Monkey
Actually Psychology directly ties in to boxing
The difference between talent and running is in your head,I had a very talented heavyweight a while back
He got torched in his first amateur bout
Hey,it happens sometimes
But this guy had legit skills to pay the bills
Turns out he was pampered his entire life,and just didnt have that extra gear
He's quit
Im still pissed off about it,not even the training time,its the "H e could have been someone" part that bugs me
You can only lead them mate, its up to them how much they drink.
If your doing what you love to do,for no other reason, it can never be a waste of time.
Oh well, he still is someone special;(the person he wants to be )and at the end of the day (for him)thats more important than anything else.
Odd how the human mind can work
One guy,all the talent on earth,but his head wasnt in it,one butt whipping and he quits
Another guy,not a shred of talent,and that exact personality that make you want to hit him,just a collection of "Oh dear god,he couldnt have been stupid enough to say that"s
You know that guy,the guy who makes you say,"Hey some people really are raised by wolves,severly retarded ones at that"
But one day,I had to actually say to the guy,"Dude,pack it up,I cant hit you anymore" I beat seven kinds of hell out of him,just couldnt hit him in good consience any more,not one more time
If I could combine jerkoffs heart,and the other guys body and skills, Id be a VERY wealthy man right now,Id allready be looking at where I want my summer home
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One of my best freinds is the highest practioners in the field, with an I Q of 181 one of the top in Mensa absolutaly brilliant. That was last year, now he is an alcoholic makes you wonder everybody has tried to help we had him for 3 months at our place. It was sad his mother and brother tried to get him sectioned. But hes higher qualified than the people who test him , its a sad story.
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am very interested in psychology.my younger sister graduated with a degree in psychology. am sometimes reading her books.
sometimes, it helps to know some concepts in psychology to be able to deal with people effectively. i'm interested in conducting researches in organizational behavior.
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Originally Posted by Bilbo
I got a grade A in psychology A Level about 13 years ago.
I must admit looking at your exam topics it seems to have changed a bit since I did it.
The things that stick out in my mind are:
Festinger's theory of cognitive disonance
Stanley Milgram's electric shock experiment
Zimbardo's prison experiment
B F SKinner and his work on rats.
I can't remember a whole lot else to be honest. I did Sociology and got an A in that too, plus a C in Religious Studies.
I then dropped out of uni after less than 6 weeks there, got a job portering in a hotel and then got cancer and did F*** all since.
What a waste ::**
WOW pretty cool bro and clever, Yeh I remember the work on rats i done that the other week but the other stuff you mentioned I have not heard of. Interesting anyway bro.
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One of my best freinds is the highest practioners in the field, with an I Q of 181 one of the top in Mensa absolutaly brilliant. That was last year, now he is an alcoholic makes you wonder everybody has tried to help we had him for 3 months at our place. It was sad his mother and brother tried to get him sectioned. But hes higher qualified than the people who test him , its a sad story.
You know I get the feeling that he has hit the wall.
MAny top high IQ men do.
Some of best serial killers in history had a high iq and they went all the way in their own field and literally hit the wall.
HEs a nice guy not blame society and lash out secretly.
Funny isnt it, he now needs love dealt to him in hearts and its the only thing that can save him.
ITs also the only thing psychologists havent learned from there studies of others.
A loving personality or spirit may save him.
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Hes a lovely guy Andre always Helpfull with soul. Was doing great work with Cancer sufferers and getting amazing results. But he couldnt save his Sister with the illness, it broke Him.
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Oh crap :( , self punishment can come along with grief in males more,
alot of men dont know how to cry or thats its ok or they are aloud to share pain and they bottle it up.
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Oh crap :( , self punishment can come along with grief in males more,
alot of men dont know how to cry or thats its ok or they are aloud to share pain and they bottle it up.
Andre is dead on,self flaggelation is a very male thing
We're built to think we can fix everything,and when we cant,especially with above average abilities,the train wreck happens
Im really sorry for your friend,but most above average intelligence people end up like that,theres also a frustration with other people level you have to consider,a "Jesus Christ do I have to right you people a map!!!!!!!!" factor
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I tihnk our ego is alot larger than most womens through our thoughts and as you say (having to fix things) instead of feelings like in the difference betwen women and men and which part of our makeup we allow to run ourselves.
Thoughts run away from you and your emotions follow along blindly until your caught in a catch 22 where the friction of the two becomes something enough to take the edge off the real first pain that caused it.
The feelings if followed blindly have a real limit and you break down like compost and can regrow new better than before.
Its so much harder to just give in to something thats bigger than you when your comming from thoughts instead of going with the feeling 100% and give in to it keeping your thoughts seperate from your feelings.I belive there is an exersice that allows you to do that butyou have to be consiously aware and not subconsiosly dragged along in survival mode like a dream state.
Theres no internal fight if you refuse to allow it by taking one side or the other away so theres no friction,
but then your left with the cold hard truth and how you feel about it ;that makes for a bigger man anyway.
Many people prefer the friction.
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Oh crap :( , self punishment can come along with grief in males more,
alot of men dont know how to cry or thats its ok or they are aloud to share pain and they bottle it up.
Andre is dead on,self flaggelation is a very male thing
We're built to think we can fix everything,and when we cant,especially with above average abilities,the train wreck happens
Im really sorry for your friend,but most above average intelligence people end up like that,theres also a frustration with other people level you have to consider,a "Jesus Christ do I have to right you people a map!!!!!!!!" factor
I tihnk our ego is alot larger than most womens through our thoughts and as you say (having to fix things) instead of going on base feelings ;
like the difference betwen women and men and which part of our makeup we allow to run ourselves or (allow ourselves to be run off!!.) theres less control over the latter because you can litteraly hand over the controls like going on auto pilot which also becomes addictive).
Thoughts run away from you and your emotions follow along blindly until your caught in a catch 22 where the friction of the two becomes something enough to take the edge off the real first pain that caused it.
The feelings if followed blindly have a real limit and you break down like compost and can regrow new better than before.
Its so much harder to just give in to something thats bigger than you when your comming from thoughts instead of going with the feeling 100% and give in to it keeping your thoughts seperate from your feelings.I belive there is an exersice that allows you to do that butyou have to be consiously aware and not subconsiosly dragged along in survival mode like a dream state.
Theres no internal fight if you refuse to allow it by taking one side or the other away so theres no friction,
but then your left with the cold hard truth and how you feel about it ;facing it makes for a bigger man anyway.
If only we realised it to start with the ego part of our brain may feel safer going with it at the start.
Many people prefer friction first until the breakdown occurs physically before they give in mentally.
Thats just my take and of course I only got a basic education to year 8 and got the boot so I'll probably get shot to bits by a few physcology masters here ;) ! I await my fate :).
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Originally Posted by Andre
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One of my best freinds is the highest practioners in the field, with an I Q of 181 one of the top in Mensa absolutaly brilliant. That was last year, now he is an alcoholic makes you wonder everybody has tried to help we had him for 3 months at our place. It was sad his mother and brother tried to get him sectioned. But hes higher qualified than the people who test him , its a sad story.
You know I get the feeling that he has hit the wall.
MAny top high IQ men do.
Some of best serial killers in history had a high iq and they went all the way in their own field and literally hit the wall.
HEs a nice guy not blame society and lash out secretly.
Funny isnt it, he now needs love dealt to him in hearts and its the only thing that can save him.
ITs also the only thing psychologists havent learned from there studies of others.
A loving personality or spirit may save him.
Ah man that made me laugh, like there's a Hall of Fame or something for serial killers :D
Seriously what does that even mean? Are they the best because they kill people in the most ingenious ways or because they clean up after themselves?
Is someone who killed 30 considered better than someone who's just done say 5 or 6, or is it a quality thing, e.g professional person killed in their own home rates better than a prostitute killed in a back alley?
And what about being caught, I presume all your analysis is based on the known serial killers, well we only know about them because they fucked up and got found out.
The ones who are killing anonymously are the 'best' serial killers in my opinion, and we can't know anything about their intelligence until we catch them ;)
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Originally Posted by Andre
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Originally Posted by Scrap
One of my best freinds is the highest practioners in the field, with an I Q of 181 one of the top in Mensa absolutaly brilliant. That was last year, now he is an alcoholic makes you wonder everybody has tried to help we had him for 3 months at our place. It was sad his mother and brother tried to get him sectioned. But hes higher qualified than the people who test him , its a sad story.
You know I get the feeling that he has hit the wall.
MAny top high IQ men do.
Some of best serial killers in history had a high iq and they went all the way in their own field and literally hit the wall.
HEs a nice guy not blame society and lash out secretly.
Funny isnt it, he now needs love dealt to him in hearts and its the only thing that can save him.
ITs also the only thing psychologists havent learned from there studies of others.
A loving personality or spirit may save him.
Ah man that made me laugh, like there's a Hall of Fame or something for serial killers :D
Seriously what does that even mean? Are they the best because they kill people in the most ingenious ways or because they clean up after themselves?
Is someone who killed 30 considered better than someone who's just done say 5 or 6, or is it a quality thing, e.g professional person killed in their own home rates better than a prostitute killed in a back alley?
And what about being caught, I presume all your analysis is based on the known serial killers, well we only know about them because they fucked up and got found out.
The ones who are killing anonymously are the 'best' serial killers in my opinion, and we can't know anything about their intelligence until we catch them ;)
NAh I just watch the CI channel a fair bit and some FBI dude recons the higher intelligence level ones are the ones who study it like a game and pit their intelligence against the public and more so the top ranking police and FBI.
Belive it or not quite often they are the ones who are the hardest to find and I suppose they know from the past who is and who isnt.
What drives them is what the phycologists obviusly come up with afterward they are finally caught.
They have hit the wall in their line of interest or work,they feel its societys fault and go after it in a planned fashion.
As opposed to standard blood lust and or sexual deviation being the driving force.
OK?
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I just wrote this in the Heath ledgers dead post thats run into a depression suicide question but thought it's probably better off here where some of you study this stuff.
What do you think ,is this line of thought, taught in physcology at all?
On depression
just about to step in to the realm of unpopularity with some on this comment.
Because we belive we are what we think, instead of beliving or being brought up to belive that we are more than our thoughts; our emotions run off of our thought process instead of the reverse way around so you would have complete control over your brain and what it thinks.You use it as a tool instead of it using you as one.
At first,originally; you choose what you get to a large degree including the choice to allow yourself to become depressed.
I dont think many choose consiously to continue it on though, but its too late to return to normal,
because i belive the brain gets addicted to the cemicals its makes and the nuro links its forms very fast and sometimes falling into depression is naturally easier than the other options once your at that point and the links are already formed around the emotion.
Worse its a secret until it becomes natural and then its still disguised behind normal actions.
I also belive its on the increase because people are being robbed of natural joy through unnatural processess around us,many electrical, bombarding us externally so that we get caught up in it all and we learn it all fast, then we search for everything including happiness,joy,love outside of ourselves firstly, instead of it being the last step and only used for added enjoyment.
We live for the external love of others or something else of choice and when its taken away which it always is eventually ,you only have yourself left standing in what i think is a divine space,others think of it as a hole and fall right in. Im yet to experience the absolute worse of it all personally, but Im in no fairy land type dream that its never going to happen.
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Andre a very good post, making a lot of sense cc
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Andre a very good post, making a lot of sense cc
Thanks for the feed back and the click: returned as per usual ;)
I'd like to know the other side of the coin if theres one taught,.
There has to be one ,Im not sure what it is though and if there is a workable answer derived from it.
The working answer to the above is to practice continually watching your automatic thoughts so you become seperate from them.
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I did psychology at A level, got a B, Memory is the easiest, its cog thats bollocks!! i have a question for you all though
This question is asked to murderers to determin whether they have the mind of a serial killer:
"Its your mums funeral, everyone is there saying their goodbyes. Your feeling really down and upset but want to put on a brave face. While your sat down, a stunning women comes over and sits next to you, you get on great, she really cheers you up. You end up spending the afternoon with her, just talking about memories, she's a great listener, infact she's perfect. As it comes to the end of the day you get dragged off with your family, when you go back the women has gone and you didn't get her number!!! Aweek later you kill your brother........why?????"
