Community Based Psychology
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Psychology
12-10-04
New type of psychology: community psychology
Preventative 1960s in mental health communities instead of hospitals, not to cure patients, but to help them feel better about themselves.
Community focused treatment: TEST
Final review:
Classes after the midterm chapters 3,6,7,8,10,11,12,13. Must be taken before 12 noon
Processing- top down relies mainly on cognitive factors: if something doesnt make sense at first and then becomes clear after you are familiar with it
Bottom up processing- sensory- looking at the environment
Perception- making meaning of env. Info and hen turning it into meaningful exper.
Sensation- collecting raw info. From the envir.
Transduction- being able to convert way you hear from the env so ur brain can recognize it
Accessory structures- modify the physical energy from the outside world
Processes of memory- 1) encoding what you see in the env
Storing it in your brain
Retrieving you info
Recall
Recognition
Storage of short term itemsappx. 7-9
How long does it take to keep something in short term memo? 20 sec
Sternbergs deff of intelligence- possession of knowledge. Ability to proficiently Use it, and reason with it in different