Debunking Myths
Violent Offenders have a record of mental illness usually.
What is FALSE!
When people with mental health problems commit violent crimes, the media takes a disproportionate interest. No wonder that surveys show that most of the public believe that people with mental illness are inherently violent. In fact, as Scott Lilienfeld and his colleagues explain in the 50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology, the evidence suggests that at least 90 per cent of people with mental illness do not commit violent acts, and the overwhelming majority of violent offenders are not mentally ill.
PSY/CD Department Chair
What is Dr. Jasna Jovanovic?
This famous Austrian psychologist came up with theories that often revolved around sexuality
What is Sigmund Freud?
Created our concepts of introversion and extraversion and thought spiritual discovery could help cure the individual
What is Carl Jung?
You Can Only Remember 3-4 Things At A Time
What is TRUE!
Although you might think you can remember about 10 things at once, all the latest studies on human memory and information processing show that you can really only remember 3-4.
three clubs are associated with the department
What is Poly Child Development Club, Psychology Club, & Psi Chi
This psychologist is best known for his work in classical conditioning? (Hint: does the word “dog” ring a bell?)
What is Ivan Pavlov?
Helped find humanistic psychology and later developed their famous Hierarchy of Needs
Abraham Maslow
Some people are left brained others are right brained.
What is FALSE!
The idea that people have different dominant sides of their brains is completely false. Research shows that everyone uses both sides of their brains equally because, though most abilities are based in different regions of the brain, they are able to be carried out by the connections formed between different parts. Based on an individual’s lifestyle, it is possible for certain sections of the brain to become stronger because the brain has adapted to being under the same conditions for a prolonged period of time. However, that happens with individual parts not and an entire half of the brain.
What are the Weekly Announcements and why are they important
A weekly newsletter sent out by Dr. J every Monday. The Weekly Announcements contain important information regarding internships, departmental happenings, and other opportunities.
This psychologist is known for his work in operant conditioning? (Hint: rats in a _____ box)
What is B.F. Skinner?
contemporary female psychologist has done groundbreaking work in the study of the fallibility of memory
What is Elizabeth Loftus?
Mental illness’ are caused by chemical imbalances in the brain.
What is FALSE!
One survey in the US from a few years ago found that over 80 per cent of people believed that mental illness is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. In fact, ask any psychiatrist or neurologist and if they’re honest they’ll tell you that no one knows what the “correct” balance of chemicals in the brain should be. Part of the support for the imbalance idea comes from the fact that anti-depressant medication alters levels of neurochemicals in the brain, but of course that doesn’t mean that a chemical imbalance causes the problems in the first place (any more than a headache is caused by a lack of paracetamol). The myth is actually endorsed by many people with mental health problems and by some mental health campaigners, partly because they believe it lends a medical legitimacy to conditions like depression and anxiety. However, research has shown that biological accounts of mental illness (including the chemical imbalance theory) can increase stigma, for example – by encouraging the idea that mental health problems are permanent.
Where can you find a list of all the professors office hours?
What is Cal Poly’s Psychology and Child Development website under the faculty tab (or you can just google “cal poly psychology office hours)?
This psychologist is known for their social learning theory
What is Albert Bandura?
psychologist is best known for his theory of cognitive development
Students Learn Best When Teaching Styles Are Matched to Their Learning Styles.
What is FALSE!
This is the idea that we each learn better when we’re taught via our own favored modality, such as through visual materials, listening or doing. A recent survey of British teachers found that over 96 per cent believed in this principle. In fact, psychology research shows consistently that people do not learn better when taught via their preferred modality, and that instead the most effective modality for teaching usually varies according to the nature of the material under study. There are also issues around defining learning styles and how to measure them. Most published scales for measuring learning styles are unreliable (they produce different results on each testing), and they often fail to correlate with people’s actual learning performance.
What must you do before doing your PSY Internship?
What is
Complete the prerequisites
Attend the mandatory meeting
This person is known as the originator of client-centred, or nondirective, psychotherapy, and helped establish humanistic psychology
What is Carl Rogers?
Founded the American Psychological Association (APA) and served as its first president
What is G. Stanley Hall?