#psycholohy

[losprimeros]

austin osman spare - the book of pleasure (self-love). the psychology of ecstasy 1909-1913 | via blackceremony

[seangittins-blog]

We can’t live in a state of perpetual doubt, so we make up the best story possible and we live as if the story were true.

David Kahneman

[lilwitchlady]

The only good thing about my Research in Psychology class is that next semester I have to take 311, which is both speaking intensive and writing intensive in my major so I'm actually killing 3 birds with one stone taking that stupid class.

[nana-bean]

Goldfish and Attachment- 23.10.11

Goldfish have strong associative learning abilities, as well as social learning skills. In addition, their visual acuity allows them to distinguish between individual humans. Owners may notice that fish react favorably to them (swimming to the front of the glass, swimming rapidly around the tank, and going to the surface mouthing for food) while hiding when other people approach the tank. Over time, goldfish learn to associate their owners and other humans with food, often "begging" for food whenever their owners approach. Which is an example of classical conditioning, like the experiment that Pavlov did with dogs, where he conditioned the dogs to salivate (conditioned response) to a bell (which was a unconditioned stimulus but become the conditioned stimulus) And as some of you might know i just brought two fancy goldfish, and already they are getting used to me, (e.g. coming round to my side of the fish bowl, whereas they would swim frantically when others approach).