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Introduction to Psychology: Chapter 1 Treasure Hunt Activity Your name: __Erin Johnson____________________________________________ Task: Become familiar with your textbook and the topics we will cover in this course by completing the worksheet below. Goals: The goals are to (1) access your textbook, (2) locate chapters where each question may be answered or addressed, (3) start to think about what psychology is and what we will be studying this semester. Question

What chapter might this topic be covered in?

1. Do you speak any languages I only speak English. besides English? If so, what are Covered in Chapter 6: they and when did you learn Learning them? 2. For a test, do you “cram” or space your studying? Does your method work?

I usually space my studying a week and a half before my test. I would say this method works.

What does this question have to do with psychology?

To be able to communicate with people effectively, we need to make sure we have a common, effective way to communicate.

Our memory is a important part of our consciousness, and maybe we can find better ways to learn something.

Covered in Chapter 7: Memory 3. Have you ever trained an animal to do what you want it to do? Have you done this with a person? Does it work?

I trained my labradoodle to sit and lay down. However, I have never done this with a person.

Learning to train an animal is a part of classical conditioning,

Covered in Chapter 6: Learning 4. Are you color-blind, or do you know someone who is? How does it affect that person’s life?

I am not colorblind, and I don’t know anyone who is colorblind. Being colorblind affects the persons ability to distinguish certain colors.

There is a big relationship between how our eyes and brain interpret the information we see.

Covered in Chapter 5: sensation and perception 5. Do you know someone who has had a brain injury? How has it affected that person?

I do not know anyone who has a brain injury. I would assume that a brain injury affects the way a person is able to function “normally.” Covered in Chapter 11:

Because phycology is the study behind the mind and behavior, having a brain injury would greatly affect the way a person is able to function.

Health and Well Being 6. Do you ever have problems sleeping? If so, what do you do?

Sleep is a mechanism our body needs to be able to Sometimes I have troufunction properly. Not getting sufficient sleep can ble sleeping, especially when I am stressed out. I impair the ways someone behaves. sometimes fix this by taking a melatonin. Covered in Chapter 11:Health and Well-being

7. Do you have children, siblings, or close cousins? What is interesting about watching them grow and change?

I have 2 siblings: A As we grow and experience new things, we a speobrother and a sister. It is ple change. As ww grow older, our brain is still deinteresting to watch my veloping and maturing. sister grow because I can see her become more mature every time I come back home from college. Covered in Chapter 4 : Development across lifespan

8. Do you know someone with I do not know anyone a psychological disorder? How with a psychological disorder. does it affect that person?

Having a phycological disorder can affect the mental health of an individual.

Covered in Chapter 14: Psychological Disorders 9. Would you prefer to go to a party with a lot of people you haven't met before, or hang out with a few close friends? Why?

I would rather hang out with a few close friends because it is more intimate and personal.

Social relationships affect a lot of things in our life. Our social skills show a big part of who we are.

Covered in Chapter 12: Social Physcology 10. What are your goals in class and in college? Why do you want to meet these goals?

My goal in this class is to get a good grasp of all the content we will be learning. Likewise, my goal for college is to get into the Nursing Program. I want to meet these goals because Nursing is my future ca-

Every person has a motive behind their actions. Our motives and emotions can affect the character of who we are as people.

reer, and I want to be as prepared as I can be.

Covered in Chapter 9: Motivation and Emotion...