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Sarah AndersonPsychology Core Concepts
Dina MoatiSheridan College
Classical Conditioning
In the film a Clockwork Orange by Stanley Kubrick (based on the novel by Anthony Burgees) Ivan
Pavlov's classical conditioning method is a defining theme. In a dystopian future main
character Alex is a delinquent teen with violent and sexual aggressive tendencies, among other criminal behaviors. Upon a framed arrest Alex is
considered a candidate for a classical conditioning process. He is forced to view films of rape, war, theft, violence, death etc. by keeping his eyes
pried open. The goal of this method is to condition the candidate into becoming ill at the sight or thought of things he once would find pleasing.
The videos silent combined with classical music (Ludwig Van Beethoven) also conditioned Alex to
become ill at the sound of his music he so cherished. Although the urges were not repressed
the sickness (nausea) would prevent him from committing acts relative to those shown in the
films. However, the conditioning also stripped his ability to remain well when faced with natural instincts such as self-defence or sexual desire.
Psychology 2nd Canadian Edition Page 10 C.1
THE BIG BANG THEORYOPERANT CONDITIONING
In this episode of The Big Bang Theory, Main Characters Sheldon and Penny demonstrate B.F. Skinners theory of Operant conditioning. Unlike Classical conditioning, operant focuses on reinforcement to
promote a desired behaviour. Sheldon rewards Penny with a chocolate when she responds with Sheldon's Desired Behavior. B.F.
Skinner tested this theory on rats that was focusing on how voluntary behaviour is learned (Ciccarelli, 2012). After watching the
video you may understand the incidences that Sheldon finds uninteresting. For example, Penny begins talking about something Sheldon prefers not to hear about, when she stops talking she is rewarded with a chocolate. Sheldon’s goal is to eventually have
Penny to voluntarily act in this desired behaviour without reinforcement.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy_mIEnnlF4
Psychology Second Canadian Edition Page 11 C.1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SePL2w5f6dE
This video explains how music is a “natural drug of happiness”. It describes how when we hear music we feel good because it triggers the Chemical Dopamine, which is the chemical in your brain responsible for emotions. “Dopamine is Excitatory or inhibitory; involved in control of movement and sensations of pleasure”. Personally I have also used music to
make me feel better. When I am sad especially certain songs can have the ability to bring me up from a low point.
Psychology Second Canadian Edition Page 53 Chapter 2
Psychology 2nd Canadian Edition Chapter 2 Page 53
Meet me in the middle of the morning When the crows fly highest
in the sky Couldn't you hear me calling? I was up looking for you all
night Oh, but I never found you No matter
how hard I tried to Oh, no, I never found you Sarah, if only you knew
Serotonin, you're burning a hole into my heart Felt like I was floating But now you're coming down with you
so Down with you so hard Meet me at the bottom of the ocean Feel its fingers tickling our skin You
mix your magic potion The old familiar feeling starts to kick in
But now it's fading and I can't hear what you're saying It feels like it's
slipping through my fingers It's fading and I can't hear what you're saying It feels like you're slipping,
but It's just the serotonin It's burning a hole into my heart Felt like I was
frozen Yeah, but now I'm coming up so hard
Serotonin Girl, you're really tearing me apart It felt like I was frozen Yeah, but now I'm coming up so
hard Sara, serotonin, Sara, serotonin Now
I'm coming up so hard Sarah, serotonin, Sarah, serotonin And now
I'm coming up so hard
Serotonin by Mystery Jets uses a play on words describing the feeling the singer may have about a girl named “Sarah Tonin”. Where the song is also describing the brain chemical: Serotonin. Serotonin is the chemical in your brain that may control the way we feel. When you are in love, the chemical that allows that person is continuously in your thoughts, making you feel happy.(http://www.youramazingbrain.org/lovesex/sciencelove.htm)
htt p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAyMpUFboA4
Fight Club is a film and novel that explores several areas of
psychology. Insomnia is a huge part of the film as it is the main
cause of several other events that happen in the story line. The main Character experiences insomnia and is denied help. The disorder
creates further obstacles including depression, anger, and multiple
personality disorders. In Psychology Core Concepts we
discuss Insomnia as being one of the main sleep disorders. The textbook Psychology Second Canadian Edition describes
Insomnia as a disorder is when one has challenges getting to, staying, or getting enough sleep. Insomnia may be caused by anxiety. In fight club the main characters finds a way to relieve stress in the day
resulting in him sleeping at night time.
Psychology 2nd Canadian Edition Chapter 4 Page
The YouTube Video: Hypnosis: Lucid Dreaming is an example of the process of hypnosis. The voice
encourages you to relax and listen to the voice as you follow a series of steps working up towards become in a hypnotic state. Hypnosis is a
state of consciousness where one is susceptible to suggestion.
(Ciccarelli, 2012). This video in specific walks you through a Lucid
Dream that they may control. I attempted several of the hypnosis
videos provided by the same YouTube user (Ultra Hypnosis).
Unfortunately it did not work for me, however I better understand what
one may experience while hypnotised. Hypnosis doesn’t work for everybody it is an altered state of conciseness that may only work
on those who wish to be hypnotized (Ciccarelli, 2012).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk6VTM_ZiYA
Psychology 2nd Canadian Edition Chap.4 Pg. 152
http://www.gestalt-institute.com/fun.html
Gestalt Institute is a blog that gives examples of Gestalt theory principles through perception of optical illusions
and images that trick the eye. “Gestalt perception: The eye tends to ‘fill in’ the blanks here and see both of these
figures as circles rather than as a series of dots or a broken line. (Ciccarelli, 2012). This blog has good examples of
Gestalt principles in Art and how the perception can trick the eye to see different things. One example has the
scenery of a village with a man playing guitar on a roof. The further back the houses in the image go the more the houses become to look like an audience at a concert. You r
eye at first might not see this.
Psychology 2nd Canadian Edition C.1 Page 9
http://www.google.ca/imgres?num=10&hl=en&biw=1047&bih=441&tbm=isch&tbnid=nwezDK3gGAeY7M:&imgrefurl=http://www.fanpop.com/spots/fight-club/images/237723&docid=QhFPhNDR0DMMdM&imgurl=http://images.fanpop.com/images/image_uploads/Narrator-fight-club-237723_1024_768.jpg&w=1024&h=768&ei=htmNUMHXE9S60AHm3YCgCA&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=114&sig=101396706377245640495&page=1&tbnh=145&tbnw=225&start=0&ndsp=8&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0,i:112&tx=103&ty=79
http://www.drawcomics.net/how-to-draw-hands.html
http://25.media.tumblr.com/1KpgOhsA7ihy8rgkmXkqungJo1_500.jpg
http://www.google.ca/imgres?start=488&hl=en&biw=1047&bih=441&tbm=isch&tbnid=Pi-QLN5mPTpMXM:&imgrefurl=http://onlyhdwallpapers.com/movie/text-fight-club-tyler-durden-desktop-hd-wallpaper-865907/&docid=HmF_3ByZ2X2lWM&imgurl=http://onlyhdwallpapers.com/wallpaper/text_fight_club_tyler_durden_desktop_1024x768_hd-wallpaper-865907.jpg&w=1024&h=768&ei=k9qNULm1HayM0QHh7IHoCw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=193&sig=101396706377245640495&page=34&tbnh=136&tbnw=182&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:91,s:400,i:277&tx=116&ty=81
http://fontmeme.com/fight-club-font/
Fight club picture s
Title page pictures
Mystery Jet Pictures
Gestalt Images
Classical conditioning/ a clockwork orange slides
http://kaispace.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/fctyler.jpghttp://s4.hubimg.com/u/5816759_f260.jpghttp://www.wpclipart.com/holiday/Christmas/red/bell/bells_1_red.png.htmlhttp://www.tumblr.com/tagged/a-clockwork-orange?before=1341981862
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAyMpUFboA4(print screens)
http://www.gestalt-institute.com/fun.htmlhttp://lhanaford.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/gestalt_clousure.jpg
http://images4.static-bluray.com/reviews/128_1.jpghttp://www.world-enlightenment.com/images/clockwork-orange-theater-scene.gifhttp://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kDnJdNOMgXc/SjXBUp2NfYI/AAAAAAAABhU/8BUxEip0E44/s400/a_clockwork_orange.jpghttp://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5KSPCSuKJbE/Styn5PqUhcI/AAAAAAAAAAM/NoMIAG6zOSM/s320/a_clockwork_orange_movie_image.jpghttp://fontmeme.com/a-clockwork-orange-font/
The big bang theory pictures : http://s2.hubimg.com/u/5251353_f520.jpg
Hypnosis pictures: http://www.legacy.augiemania.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/hypnosis.gif
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk6VTM_ZiYA
http://www.learntohypnotize.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/self-hypnosis.jpg
Kubrick, S. ( (1971). A Clockwork Orange [Film]. (“film adaptation of Anthony Burgess's 1962 novella A Clockwork Orange.” Wikipedia)
Fincher, D (1999). Fight Club [Film]. (“Fight Club is a 1999 American film based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Chuck Palahniuk.” Wikipedia)
Source: Psychology Second Canadian Edition by Saundra K Ciccarelli
Dopamine Video and picture http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SePL2w5f6dE