whats the coolest thing you learned in pshcology?

Answer 1

Not to judge.

Answer 2

about Phillip Zimbardo's experiment in the 1970's. Basically he posted in a newspaper asking for 75 college males applicants. He chose 24 based on his opinion of them being the most pychologically sound... all white males in college.

The experiment was to see how fast people under controlled circumstances and with their consent ofcourse would adopt roles. He randomly chose twelve to play the part of police officer and twelve to be prisoners.

He wanted the experiment to last two weeks but had to stop it after six days. Find out why... check it out if you are not familar it really was kind of a breakthrough experiment and could not be executed today... that was the coolest thing I learned in pychology and that was three years ago... must of been memorable et?

Answer 3

cognitive psychology was an interesting class. ... it talked about how information is stored in our heads and how we are able to recall things. Just by see C-A-T we automatically imagine an image of a cat. It's amazing that we have this ablitiy to store information into our heads and keep it. (Mental Image)

Also...we have false memories. Our parents can say we did this and that when we were younger and we can actually imagine it and think that we did it. We are pretty sure we did it, but in actuality, we did not do it.

We have a better appriecation for our brains after taking such a course too.

Answer 4

SIGMUND FREUD AND HIS THEORY OF PSYCHOANALYSIS

Sigmund Freud (May 6, 1856 – September 23, 1939; IPA pronunciation: [ˈziːkmʊnt ˈfrɔʏt]) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of the psychoanalytic school of psychology. Freud is best known for his theories of the unconscious mind, especially involving the mechanism of repression; his redefinition of sexual desire as mobile and directed towards a wide variety of objects; and his therapeutic technique, especially his understanding of transference in the therapeutic relationship and the presumed value of dreams as sources of insight into unconscious desires.

The name Freud is generally pronounced [fɹɔɪd] in English and [frɔʏt] in German. He is commonly referred to as "the father of psychoanalysis" and his work has been tremendously influential in the popular imagination — popularizing such notions as the unconscious, defense mechanisms, Freudian slips and dream symbolism — while also making a long-lasting impact on fields as diverse as literature, film, Marxist and feminist theories, literary criticism, philosophy and psychology.


Psychoanalysis is a family of psychological theories and methods based on the pioneering work of Sigmund Freud. As a technique of psychotherapy, psychoanalysis seeks to discover connections among the unconscious components of patients' mental processes. The analyst's goal is to help liberate the patient from unexamined or unconscious barriers of transference and resistance, that is, past patterns of relating that are no longer serviceable or that inhibit freedom.

Answer 5

Hi mimi--(that was my sister's nickname when we were kids)--
I'll bet you didn't expect such copious answers! I didn't have time to go through all of them, but how about--psychologically speaking, of course--how many people were compelled to correct your spelling? Hmmm. That should tell you at least one thing--how ready people are to correct you when they know exactly what you mean! I meen-i-missszpell-alot-tu-bekause-i tipe-so-faste & thee-spell-checkker-takkes-so-lonng. Good grief! OK. I'll be serious. From my point of view, I learned how important it was to NOT make judgments, to listen, to help others answer their own questions. That's because I was focused on wanting to help people, period. We all participated a lot, & I once brought a girl to tears--JUST gently asking questions. The whole class yammered at me until she came & gave me a great big hug for giving her the opportunity to open to HERSELF. The professor let me "take over" the class many times after that. He'd just leave the room. As far as what I learned about myself? That was "cool." My ability to evoke things without aggressively trespassing on someone's unique, inner problems. Just forget the "spelling" thing for heaven's sake!

*** Just want to add one more thing. People who corrected you, were in error themselves--like viewAskew who wrote: "You must have WENT.." & also, many referred to theories, etc., while my feeling is that psychology has to do with the HUMAN CONDITION in general & that is truly all I care about. The rest is exceedingly controversial & helps no one. If you have gotten this far to read my answer!

Answer 6

One thing I learned before I took psychology was how to spell it. The coolest thing I learned in psychology was what it really is.

Answer 7

Whoa, toughy. I'm thinking it's the scales, the models used. Like Maslow's hierarchy of needs or the continuum (e.g., where individuals fall on the continuum regarding sexual orientation/grey to white). It's good to have these tools to apply to your own life or others'. It's a good way to assess where you're at and where you're going.

Answer 8

In psychology, the coolest thing I've learned is that our memories are so fragile and that we can make up so many things in our past until the very line between the real and the unreal becomes blurred. We can implant memories into others, which is complete weird!

Answer 9

How the brain functions and that there really is a HUGE difference between the sexes and that in the brain there's a part that tells the person what sex they are (so there's no confusion of the sexes, such as thinking you're gay or lesbo, unless you're a pervert).

Answer 10

That if you learn while on drugs you can retain the information on tests while on drugs, but if your sober for the test you cant remember what you learned> In other words you can learn in different states but only be able to refrence that material from your brain while in that alternate state.

Answer 11

About some of the earlier psychological tests in the 50's and 60's ~ wicked stuff!