Introduction to Psychology, Lecture 1

Gabrieli, John. 9.00SC Introduction to Psychology, Fall 2011. (MIT OpenCourseWare: Massachusetts Institute of Technology), http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/brain-and-cognitive-sciences/9-00sc-introduction-to-psychology-fall-2011 (Accessed 15 Aug, 2013). License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA

Source:  http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/brain-and-cognitive-sciences/9-00sc-introduction-to-psychology-fall-2011/index.htm#

Introduction: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/brain-and-cognitive-sciences/9-00sc-introduction-to-psychology-fall-2011/introduction/

Video: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/brain-and-cognitive-sciences/9-00sc-introduction-to-psychology-fall-2011/introduction

• One topic Prof. Gabrieli conveys is how the brain interprets its information and how we perceive it. If the viewer knows about the test it wont be as effective. why? because it is already known.
• There are plenty of perception games.
• Prof. Gabrieli later shows an example where there are two groups; the forcasteres(those who observe the situation) and the experiencers(those in the situation), that expresses differently behavior in a negative situation.

Reading [Stangor] = Stangor, Charles. Introduction to Psychology 2010. (Courtesy of Charles Stangor and the Saylor Foundation.) is advised. Is in the course syllabus.