UNSW Psychology Society

😂MEME MONDAY😂 Piaget isn't just the name of a jewellery story, but a psychologist interested in child development! Do you know which cognitive development stage one would have to be in to understand conservation? bit.ly/359RTsm (meme from bit.ly/31mejFB)

Seems like Woolworths has figured out the secret to marketing Ooshies through the power of psychology!

MEMORY LANE MONDAY 📹 PsychSoc held its AGM to elect the 2021 team! We know our new executives and directors will do an amazing job, but as a final memento let's revisit the 𝑷𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑷𝒔𝒚𝒄𝒉𝑺𝒐𝒄 that have contributed to a fantastic 2020 💕 youtu.be/XKjQ9qtuw_8

This is only 1 model & it does make some assumptions. That's why there are many other ones that contribute to a holistic understanding (science is wonderful like that 😍). Interested? Check out these papers👇 bit.ly/3k88p2c bit.ly/356NmH2 bit.ly/3jct7wy

Eventually, A doesn't produce as positive an effect as it used to (if any) while the 'crash' becomes longer and much worser. In the end, drugs are no longer used recreationally, but in an addiction to alleviate the aversive feelings of withdrawal from the overpowered B process.

‼️SIKE/PSYCH SUNDAY‼️ People can often perceive drug addicts as those who use substances because they enjoy the 'high'. But this perspective doesn't cover everything, and psych models have helped illuminate other reasons as to why drug use persists (even if it causes harm).

Intriguing interview with synesthetes! ✨Synesthesia: stimulation of 1 sense produces sensation in another ✨Evidence: Grapheme-colour synesthete slower @ Stroop when synesthetic colors incongruent with their reported graphemes (bit.ly/2GUeqRZ) youtu.be/lP58G70QmpA

Wow this is so unexpected, we're glad that through our small snippets we're able to share something new with everyone! We hope we can continue this trend of continuous learning 😄💕

The Imagineers take advantage of our assumptions that things like bricks are uniform in size. So by making the turrets/bricks/windows physically smaller as the castle structures go up, we perceive it as further away and thus think the castle is a lot grander than it actually is!

😱‼️WOW WEDNESDAYS‼️😱 Disneyland uses the psychology of perception in order to make the happiest place on earth just that little bit more fantastical! Their secret: ✨𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆✨

In 2020, UNSW PsychSoc has run 42 events despite the unique challenges we faced this year. If you want to be part of this movement of empowering Psych students, be sure to join our AGM or even apply for a role yourself. 🗣Everyone's voice matters, so we want to hear yours!🗣

#MemeMonday "The unsung story of the wire mother's perspective." 😱 But if you'd like to know more about Harlow and his attachment studies looking at infant monkeys, check it out here! psycnet.apa.org/record/1960-04… . . . (MEME FOUND HERE: reddit.com/r/MrBrownsPsyc…)

hey, trust your journey, okay? 🤗

☀️MOTIVATIONAL MONDAYS☀️ Time to start the new week fresh! Coming back into a busy routine can be... busy to say the least. But managing that stress effectively and proactively will keep you in check! Take a gander of the APA's tips on managing it all! apa.org/topics/stress-…

🔬Research Spotlight: Loftus et al., 1987🔬 You head to the register and you see a customer point a gun at the cashier. Would you remember the person? From 80 students, nearly 30% more people incorrectly identified someone else. But how would you do? doi.apa.org/doi/10.1007/BF…

🔬RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT: "Transmission of Aggression Through Imitation of Aggressive Models."🔬 Mainstream media can often display violent scenes. Can such aggression be acquired by observation/imitation? Bandura questioned this in his experiment with kids! bit.ly/2RZXzPr

☀️MOTIVATIONAL MONDAYS☀️ A new week = another chance to achieve anything you put your mind to! But we know getting started can be hard, esp. in times like now, so we'd like to share clinical psychologist Desiree Dickerson's tips on resiliency! nature.com/articles/d4158…