Introduction to Human Psychology - 3rd University Approved C

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Created byPrf. Dr. Bilal Semih Bozdemir

Last updated 10/2025

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This course is the third in a series of courses on human psychology. In this course, you will delve deeper into human psychology.
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8 sections • 16 lectures • 1h 38m total length

Introduction16:27
*the possibility of being cut off due to brain injury;
*the presence of stupid savants, prodigies, and other types of extraordinary people;
*an activity or group of activities that may be identified as the core;
*a unique progression over time, in addition to a specific and identifiable collection of "final state" performances;
*an evolutionary history and the plausibility of evolutionary change
*substantiation from a variety of experimental psychology studies;
*support from results based on psychometric instruments; and
*capability of being represented by means of a symbol system
In the beginning, Gardner came up with a list of seven different intelligences. The first two have something to do with education, the following three have something to do with the arts, and the final two are considered to be "personal intelligences." They are as follows:

1. Linguistic Intelligence
2. Logical
3. Musical Intelligence
4. Bodily
5. Spatial Intelligence
6. Interpersonal Intelligence
7. Intrapersonal Intelligence

Different forms of intelligence:
a. Existential intelligence
b. moral

Intelligence quotient (I.Q.)
Later on, in order to transform mental age into a number that could be used to people of all different ages, the term intelligence quotient (I.Q.) was developed. The following formula may be used to calculate a person's intelligence quotient:
I.Q. = M.A. / C.A. x 100

in which M.A. is the level of intellect that an individual demonstrates in comparison to others of the same age group, C.A. a reference to the chronological age, which is the actual age calculated from the date of birth multiplied by 100. This eliminates the need for decimal points.

I.Q. or Intelligence Quotient, is an indicator that measures the pace at which a person's mental development is progressing.
I.Q. Levels Verbal Description
greater than or equal to 140 Potentially brilliant
Between 130 and 139, Exceptional Performance
129 - 120 Superior
Brightness ranging from 110 to 119, which is considered normal to above average.
90 - 109 Normal/average
80–89 Uninteresting Below average to normal, with a dull presentation.
70 - 79 Borderline faulty
50 - 69 Moron
20 - 49 Imbecile
0 - 19 Idiot
The Intelligence Quotient Is Relatively Stable

implying that the IQ is above average. level of an individual stays relatively the same under conditions that are considered to be normal from a physical and environmental standpoint.
Mental retardation is characterized by the following traits:
People who are mentally retarded think and have mental capacities similar to those of children.
1. Morons are people who have only a slight intellectual disability.
2. Imbeciles are people who have mild to moderate mental retardation.
3. People who are severely or profoundly mentally retarded are referred to as idiots.

Different kinds of exams
1. Individual Examination: This kind of examination is given by professionals to just one candidate at a time.
2. Group Test: a test that is typically given to more than one person at the same time by anybody who is able to follow directions.
3. There is an emphasis placed on oral communication or language throughout the majority of the Verbal Test.
4. Non-Verbal Tests, also known as Performance Tests, are used to determine a person's level of intelligence without the use of language. These tests are typically administered to illiterate individuals, preschool-aged children, and international students who do not have a command of the language that is used in the verbal test.
5. The Power Test is a measurement of the total amount of work completed, irrespective of the amount of time spent on it.
6. The amount of work completed within the allotted amount of time is what the Speed Test measures.

In the context of managing private students in educational settings, an effective psychological strategy entails a comprehensive approach that encompasses various tactics, including stress management programs, time management programs, and the cultivation of coping skills. This multifaceted method is recommended for optimal student management. Furthermore, it would be advantageous to provide counseling services, support groups, and lectures that focus on strategies for managing and mitigating stress. Furthermore, a significant correlation was seen between parental pressure, mental health issues, and the experience of academic stress among high school students in India. This discovery implies that treatments targeting these underlying characteristics are necessary to efficiently mitigate stress and enhance the overall well-being of adolescents attending private schools. Furthermore, the incorporation of mindfulness-based stress reduction strategies into the curriculum, such as mindfulness training and relaxation methods, has the potential to aid private school students in cultivating the requisite abilities to effectively cope with and mitigate the impact of stress. Educational institutions has the capacity to cultivate a nurturing and compassionate environment that fosters the holistic development and scholastic success of individual students by using a comprehensive psychological approach like to the one delineated in this discourse. In conjunction with the aforementioned strategies, it is important to prioritize the cultivation of a sense of interconnectedness and inclusion among students attending private educational institutions.
Human Psychology and Motivation Effects23:52
Other types of intellectual capacity
1. Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is also known as the Emotional Quotient (EQ)
The ability to "regulate emotions in a way that enhances living" is what's meant by the term "emotional intelligence."
Emotional Quotient – is not direct opposite of intelligence quotient. There are some people who have a relatively low degree of either one or both of these characteristics, while others have a relatively high degree of both.

2. Artificial Intelligence (AI)
This is a reference to the science and engineering behind the creation of intelligent machines, such as a computer program that is intelligent. It is connected to the analogous endeavor of utilizing computers to learn about human intelligence.

The significance of putting one's intelligence to the test
It is possible to gain valuable insight into academic performance by conducting an intelligence test. The results of an intelligence test can indicate to parents and teachers whether or not a child requires special assistance, the level of assistance required, as well as the type of assistance that will be of the most use.

When educators, psychologists, and businesspeople have knowledge of the intellectual capacity of a person, they are better able to create some criteria for rejecting, accepting, and expecting individual roles in different settings, such as educational, social, and industrial. Therefore, intelligence testing can provide criteria for selective admission and classification of potential applicants to improve, in particular, the overall performance quality.
Understanding What Learning Is and Why It Matters

Learning is something that never stops for a man, from the moment he is born until the day he dies. Learning is a process that never ends, and there is always something new to acquire knowledge of. The capacity to acquire new knowledge is among the most essential features of a human being. This serves both as the basis for his actions and as evidence that he is rational.
There is no question that the process of learning is one that involves a great deal of complexity, and a great deal of work has been put in to develop an explanation of this process that is both complete and adequate. Even though there are many different ways to define learning, it is still possible to identify some core aspects of the process that are shared by all definitions of learning. These aspects include the following:

A. Learning is a difficult and involved process.
B. Changes in behavior are frequently indicative of a learning process and can be used to draw that conclusion.
C. The shift in behavior needs to be one that can be considered permanent and long-lasting.
D. The change in behavior is brought about by experience, which can be gained through practice or exercise.

If we combine all of these common aspects into one, we can say that learning is a complicated process that results in a long-lasting shift in behavior as a direct consequence of engaging in various activities.

Because learning can have either a positive or negative effect on the learner, the individual might become adjusted or maladjusted as a result of their involvement in the learning process.

Various Forms of Education
As a result of the fact that so much of an individual's behavior, both in and outside of society, is dependent on the process of learning, psychologists engage in a wide variety of activities to investigate how people learn.
Basics of Psychological Disorders10:55
1. Learning through repetition, also known as habituation, is the simplest form of learning. This is a phenomenon known as "getting used to something," which simply means becoming accustomed to something that one is already familiar with.

2. The next step up in the learning process is called associative learning, and it's when we start to make new connections between a stimulus and a response (S-R theory).

Classical conditioning and operant conditioning are the two forms that learning by association can take.
The process of transferring a response from one stimulus to another stimulus through the use of multiple repetitions of the pairings is known as classical conditioning or respondent conditioning. Ivan Pavlov, a Russian psychologist who lived from 1849 until 1946, was the one who made the discovery of this type of learning using a dog as the subject of his experiment.

The ringing of the bell in the experiment represents a stimulus that is considered to be neutral because it does not immediately elicit a response from the participants. The food is the unconditioned stimulus, also known as a UCS, which is a stimulus that prompts a response without any prior conditioning. The unconditioned response to food, also known as the UCR, is salivation. Salivation is a response that is not learned. It is also known as an inborn reflex, which is another name for an unconditioned reflex.

The organism (in this case, a dog) will learn a new association between the two occurrences as the process of classical conditioning plays out. During the course of the experiment, a connection is formed in the participant's mind between the ringing of the bell and the delivery of the food. How? This takes place when the unconditioned stimulus is repeatedly paired with the neutral stimulus (in this case, the sound of a bell) (food). We could say that conditioning learning has taken place once the dog has learned to associate the sound of the bell with both the food and the sound of the bell, as well as to respond equally to both (salivation).

Classical conditioning can be seen in a variety of situations, including a person's fear of a dog after being bitten by it, a child's development of a fear of the dark, and a man's preference for a person who does him a favor.

In classical conditioning, the organism learns how to respond to a new stimulus in the same manner as it responds to an old unconditioned stimulus. This is accomplished by exposing the organism to both types of stimuli simultaneously.

The following is a list of some of the parameters of classical conditioning:
A.1. Acquisition
A trial is the process of repeatedly combining a conditioned stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus in order to test a hypothesis. Acquisition is the stage of classical conditioning that refers to the process of learning the association between the stimulus and the response. Even though there are instances in which conditioning can take place after only a single attempt, in most cases, the acquisition of a conditioned response will require multiple attempts.

A.2. Reinforcement
A situation that has the potential to strengthen a response or to keep it at its current level of effectiveness is referred to as reinforcement.

A.3. Extinction
The term "" refers to a weakening of the force of a conditioned response that occurs as a direct result of repeatedly eliciting the response in situations where there is no reinforcement present. For instance, a girl's fear of the dentist can be alleviated if she is not confronted with additional triggers for her anxiety during subsequent visits to the dentist.
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A.4. Unplanned or Unplanned Recovery
It is possible for a previously extinguished conditioned response to recur. The term "spontaneous recovery" refers to this type of recurrence. It is defined as a partial recovery in the strength of a previously extinguished conditioned response following a rest interval, as stated by Sartain et al. In the example that was given earlier, the young woman who had developed a fear of dentists as a result of the pain that she endured eventually got over her fear once the pain had subsided. However, if she visits the dentist again after some time has passed, her anxiety about him may return.

A.5. Generalization
This is the propensity of a stimulus to elicit the conditioned response when it is similar to the stimulus that conditioned the response in the first place. It's possible that the fear of the dentist has transferred to the girl's perception of all dentists.

A.6. Discrimination
The polar opposite of generalization is the concept of discrimination. It is the process of reacting to the differences or variations that are presented by different stimuli. For instance, a child who is exclusively breastfed by her mother and is cared for by her mother will eventually develop the ability to differentiate between her mother and other women.

A.7. a Conditioning of a Higher Order
This is a phenomenon that encourages an individual to become more adaptable in the ways in which he reacts to his surroundings. For example, nausea and vomiting caused by eating a dish made with ampalaya, also known as bitter ground, can give a similar response after some time simply by looking at this vegetable.

B. Conditioned Either By Operant Or Instrumental Factors

The second type of learning by association is called operant conditioning, and it involves letting the learner discover how his behavioral response affects his environment and how the environment affects his behavior. B.F. Skinner conducted a great deal of research and experimentation on this mode of education.
In this type of learning, the presence of reinforcement leads to an increase in the probability of responses that are similar to those previously learned. The subject of Skinner's experiment was a rat that was confined inside of a soundproof container that Skinner himself had designed. After learning the association between pressing the lever and the release of the food pellet, which served as the reward, the rat was able to press it multiple times. This demonstrated that it had successfully learned the task (reinforcement).
A Few Interesting Phenomena Relating to Operant Conditioning

Shaping

Extinction
Stimulus Generalization
Instruction in Discrimination
Reinforcement Only in Parts
Reinforcement on a Secondary Level

Shaping
In this context, "response" refers to a chain of responses, each of which leads to the next response in the chain. When learning the lyrics to a song, for instance, singing one line will lead to learning the next line, and so on, all the way up until the end of the song. This is an example of chaining.

In the event that each response is to be handled on its own and chaining is not an option, the method of approximations or shaping should be utilized.
Emotional Intelligence21:34
Take, for instance:
When a dog is being trained, it is rewarded each time it is able to perform a trick, with the largest reward being given after the dog has completed the trick that was the most difficult to perform.

Extinction
Is the gradual deterioration of an instrumental learning due to the removal of reinforcement. On the other hand, the level of resistance to extinction exhibited by an organism is illustrative of the robustness of its conditioned response. When the learned response is sufficiently robust, it becomes significantly more challenging to eradicate it.

Stimulus Generalization
Refers to the propensity of a stimulus that is comparable to the one used in training to elicit the same response from the individual being trained. For example, a girl's fondness for her tutor may be transferred to her instructor if they get along well.

Instruction in Discrimination
In this case, the response that is made in response to one stimulus will not be made possible in response to the other stimuli. For illustration purposes, a young boy might learn to draw on paper, but not on the furniture, clothing, or books in the house.

Reinforcement Only in Parts
It is possible to keep an individual's operant response by using a schedule of intermittent or partial reinforcement, in which the responses made by an individual are only reinforced some of the time. This method is known as partial reinforcement.

Take, for instance:
Giving to charitable causes does not garner us any rewards in this life. But despite the absence of any reward for our efforts, we will continue to act in this manner.

Reinforcement on a Secondary Level
These reinforcers are learned, and they refer to a stimulus that has gained a reinforcing property by having been paired with a primary reinforcer such as money, grades, or praises. These reinforcers are learned after the stimulus is paired with a primary reinforcer. Primary reinforcers are biological; they do not need any previous trai-ning in order to strengthen a response. For ins- tance, water for those who are thirsty or food for one who is hungry.

Social Learning/Modeling Learning
Albert Bandura is the most prominent social learning theorist in the United states, who has engaged in many experiments involving learning by observing which is otherwise known as vicarious learning or modeling, because a model is being imitated. Bandura (1977) identified four steps in the process of modeling learning.

Attention -sensing and perceiving the important aspects of the behavior to be imitated.
Retention -remembering the behavior either through mental images or languages.
Motoric Reproduction -converting the recalled observation into action.
Reinforcement -being encouraged and motivated to adopt the behavior.

Skill Learning
Skill refers to the proficiency and competency in a certain kind of performance. Some forms of skills are verbal, reading, and writing. Others are mechanical and athletic. A well-integrated sequence of perceptual motor activities is involved in all of these. The three stages in learning a skill are cognition, fixation, and automation.
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When it comes to scholarly investigation, one of the fields that attracts the most focus is that of human psychology. Concentrating your studies on a certain topic is one of the paths you may take to get a degree in the arts, criminology, human resource management, marketing, science, or social science. This is one of the choices you have at your disposal if you are considering earning one of these degrees.

What is it about human psychology that makes it so unique and important that it can be applied to a wide variety of other fields of research? And what is it about studying psychology at the university level that attracts a sizeable number of individuals to follow this topic of study as their academic path of choice?

For a student to be successful in the field of psychology, they need to have a basic understanding that there is more than one perspective on the world. You will gradually come to the understanding that your own point of view is not always the one that is always correct and has all of the solutions at all times. It is necessary to have empathy and compassion for other people due to the fact that everyone's life experiences are unique and contribute in their own special manner to the creation of their behavior and personality.

There has never been a time when there has been a higher need for licensed psychologists than there is right now. The demand for professional psychologists is at an all-time high. In this day and age, we find ourselves living in a world that both changes at an astoundingly quick pace and continually throws brand-new obstacles in our path. Although there are several ways in which the digital revolution has helped to improve living conditions, there has also been a significant rise in the amount of pressure that has been produced as a consequence of the greater use of electronic devices by the general population. This rise in pressure has been a result of the fact that there has been a significant rise in the amount of pressure that has been produced as a result of the increased use of electronic

In spite of the fact that social media is driving people to have a higher need for affirmation, many people in this day and age are having a very difficult time creating time for themselves. This is a problem since social media is causing people to have a greater need for affirmation. This is causing a variety of negative behaviors, such as worry, despair, anger, and a lack of sleep, which are all direct effects of the circumstance. Additionally, this is causing the individual to not get enough sleep. In addition to that, as a result of this, the person is unable to sleep.

In addition to this, the society as a whole is much more tolerant and understanding of persons who seek the assistance of a mental health professional for concerns that are linked to their mental health. This is a positive development. It is common practice for healthcare professionals, such as nurses and social workers, to pursue additional education in the field of mental health in order to obtain the knowledge and expertise required to provide improved assistance to patients who are struggling with a variety of issues. The goal of this pursuit is to improve the quality of care that can be provided to patients. As a consequence of an increasing number of people coming to the realization of the value of maintaining excellent mental health, these individuals are actively seeking the guidance and counsel of certified psychologists. Moreover, this trend is expected to continue.

The pattern of their being an ever-increasing need for informed specialists is one that does not seem to be slowing down any time in the not-too-distant future. According to the findings that were presented by the BLS, some of the occupations that are growing at the quickest rates include marital and family therapy, counseling for behavioral problems and mental health, and counseling for drug misuse and behavioral disorders.

Utilizing key concepts from psychological research might help us become more successful in almost every facet of our life. It's possible that some people may consider it to be an intangible idea that's only applicable in certain settings, like hospitals or schools, but that's not the case at all. On the other hand, the study of psychology may be applied to a vast array of different scenarios that take place in people's lives on a daily basis.

For instance, it is anticipated of psychologists that they would be able to captivate their audience and maintain the audience's attention in what they have to say throughout the day. You may see it in action by observing the advertisements that are shown on television, the feeds that you scroll through on social media, or the way that websites combine headlines and graphics in their content. You can locate each of these instances on the internet.

One evidence that this is the case is the manner in which the study of psychology has the potential to assist you in adjusting the activities that you engage in on a daily basis. However, only the branch of psychology known as motivational psychology may assist you in maintaining your exercise routine. Both behavioral psychology and motivational psychology can assist you in breaking those undesirable behaviors, but only motivational psychology can assist you in sticking to your workout routine. Behavioral psychology can assist you in breaking unhealthy eating habits. Because of your extensive training and expertise in psychology, you are able to get significant insight into any option that you are presented with and take into consideration.

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