that back pain example was kind of weird, would it be simpler to just say the behaviour of holding your daughter was reinforced by it taking away the negative stimuli of her crying?
Amazing point! YES, holding my daughter is negatively reinforcing for me (holding my daughter, crying stops, that feels good) AND it is positively reinforcing of for my daughter (crying is reinforced by being held by dad, that touch contact feels good for her). The reason I didn't share that example is most of the community here is in their early to mid 20s and don't have kids so I try to focus on examples that are more relatable for folks. Thanks for the feedback!
Negative reinforcement is like taking away a privilege from a child who misbehaves. For example: a child does his chores, is well behaved, and maintains good grades. He is positively reinforced with praise and a number of rewards, and eventually earns some privileges such as an extra half hour on his Playstation after doing his homework. The child then does something undesirable, such as throwing the video game controller and breaking it. Negative reinforcement could simply be to take away his privilege to use that playstation, until he is able to earn it back. Another way: a child misbehaves and is given a list of extra chores to do over the course of a week. The child shows initiative and does her chores without complaint. She works hard and acknowledges her mistake. Negative reinforcement could be to take away the rest of the chores after only two days. This reinforces the desriable attitude displayed by the child.
@@Teema you're confusing negative reinforcement with punishment. A negative punishment is removing a liked stimulus after a behavior. A negative reinforcement is the removal of a disliked stimulus after a behavior
Tip from my psych professor for remembering the hippocampus was “if you saw a hippo on campus, you’d probably be really surprised and you’d never forget it, right?” Because it helps you to remember things, especially that involve emotions
You've literally instilled confidence in me, I've been deciding ever since I left the army what to study in college and I think I've finally found my calling
I’m literally in the same shoes as you, recently released from the army and wasn’t sure where to head next, i think I’ve finally found what my next steps are going to be!
Psychology students are always so cool 😎 and awesome in every situation. Yes! It's true. 😉 You're just awesome sir. Thanks for this precious information.
Thankfully these type of generalized comments actually helps all the psychology students with social anxiety and who are not cool at every situations. If you're stupid enough to not understand, this was sarcasm...
God i needed this ! Just started Introduction to psychology and was overwhelmed by how much I need to remember, Thank you so much for sharing this ! and let's hope i'll come back to this video to tell you that I made it !
Love the idea of PEWS - that is brilliant using emotion and visualization to make something more memorable. I will start recommending that idea to my psych students!
Yay!! That's why I wanted to make this video right now - it's WAAAY hard to be a student during the pandemic. I hope this makes someone's life a little bit easier.
omg i used the same story technique/ mnemonics for undergrad, friends would think it was weird how i studied but helps so much, aced every class 😁 especially bio psych where every exam was all written!
Fantastic video! Another quick idea for students...When I had to learn 100's of terms in medical terminology, the most efficient method was to create flash cards . I would carry the flashcards with me and review them whenever I had a spare moment during the day (between classes, waiting in line, in transit etc). It helped me to learn large volumes of information quickly. Enjoyed your video!
Agreed! Flashcards work because of the testing effect and recreating memories. I used a lot of flashcards in college and am totally jealous of all the flashcard apps that are available now on smartphones. It makes the process so much easier.
I love how you used the S (surprising) each time you mentioned PEWS! Great technique to help us retain as I will probably always hear that voice when I think about PEWS (at least for a while).
Just started studying psychology for the 2nd time. I tried studying it after high school, but was overwhelmed by living alone, university life... and did not get good grades. Years later I still cannot let it go, so I am trying again. Finding this channel has made me so happy!! Thanks so much for this!
I think what really helps is just talking about what I learn, if I just say things out loud I almost always will remember what I learned and it sticks in my brain longer.
I realized sometime ago when I was just 16 that I don't want to do psychology anymore thanks to you kinda. I still love the learning part of it, but being a psychologist and dealing with mental health will drain me badly (experience with people having it). Wanted to be one for more than 2 years though. Also I disagree a bit on the psychologic diagnosing, even if I could change it I don't want to be part of a place when people get misdiagnosed a lot, overdo it (happened to me in school this year) but I know it's not everyone who does it. It's just my opinion honestly, don't give up folks who are interested. Learning psychology did change my life for the better and saved me a bit during middle school, but it's not for me now.
Glad to hear my videos helped you figure things out in some way. I think everyone needs some level of psychological literacy, a basic understand of how your thoughts, feelings, behavior, and relationships. When it comes to careers in psych, there are a lot of options outside of clinical and counseling but sadly I don't have the depth of experience to speak to them. Hope to bring on more people from other areas to speak to them!
Good stuff, as always! I'm in grad school now and am struggling with my psychology class (Psychology of Human Computer Interaction). These are good tips to learn and practice.
Wow, i am currently a psychology student and I have found it difficult to memories everything, but the PEWS method sounds like such a wonderful technique and i am excited to implement this technique to my studying process!! Thank you so much (:
Ironically the thing I always remembered from my first high school psychology class was the difference between positive and negative reinforcement/punishment and how not to associate them with good and bad but give and take.
Thank you so much for this video! I've been searching forever to find something like this thank you! I'm planning on beconing a I/O psychologist, and hoping to study clincial psychology as well. You're the best!
As someone who didn’t realize their passion for psychology until mid 20’s, I’d say that you’re in a good position. I would start by looking into the various fields in which you can work. For example, do you want to be a clinical psychologist, licensed counselor, or behavioral therapist? Learn what those are, and figure out what you think aligns with your values. Knowing what you want to do will help you decide next steps after high school. Also, READ. Read all the books you can get your hands on by famous psychologists. Freud, Jung, Piaget, Rogers, etc. I would also volunteer and work at places where you can get experience interacting with people. That includes working at McDonalds. You can’t work as a counselor or psychologist without school, but in the meantime, you can work on your interpersonal skills. Especially experience with people very different from you. Psychology is a very fun and interesting topic to talk about, but very difficult and draining career. Know what you’re getting into. But the world is in need of mental health professionals so more power to you!
@@lockermcdonald6704 Thank you for your brief explanation. I am currently reading *Behave* by Robert saplosky and yes as you said knowing people is important so is reading! once again thank you for sparing your time for me God bless you.
Get a bachelors in psychology, see if you want to work in a clinical setting or do research, get some exposure in a variety of fields, then either go for PhD or masters or PsyD. Don’t be surprised if you find out you don’t like psychology once you get to college, it happens to A LOT of people!
Even if you only love psychology, the good thing is that it’s interdisciplinary so there’s a lot of directions you can take it in. Politics, law, even neurosurgeons and neurologists can use psychology in their careers. So look into any other interests you may have that can combine psychology and that.
Not only do I totally remember hungry hungry hippos, but it's exactly what I associate with the hippocampus as well lol. Now I'm curious if it's still around. This type of content it's exactly what I'm looking for. I'm just starting school for my psychology degree and I'm 40. I'm terrified but I'm also more excited than ive ever been in my life. it's my second favorite thing in the world... Number one's going to neuroscience but I'm a bit worried about the math. They're pretty closely related though and I'm just so excited to learn everything I can about the brain in the mind. It's the most fascinating thing in the world and it's done so much for me personally.. stuff like this is really helpful, thanks you!
The hippo story was amazing. I told myself "dude this is such a weird story." but you can bet I won't not think about professor hippos sometime this week.
Thank you so much Sir! Really appreciate your videos. I can tell you are an awesome professor. Keep up the great job! Many blessing to you and your family.
Learning techniques are also potent psychological therapy techniques, in that learning is an inherent part of therapy. I remember my early days in CBT when my therapist was trying to explain the purpose and intent behind some of the work we were doing, both to explain the therapy itself and also how it is part of the path to our goals. So many of these early explanations simply zoomed right by me. I heard each word, but gained no understanding. This was in parallel with actually doing the therapy and seeing the results. My therapist was dogged and kept trying different ways to share the the bigger therapy picture. Then one explanation would finally click, and I'd say something like: "Is that all it is? That make perfect sense! Why didn't say so at the start?" Before long it became a small comedy moment in our sessions, where in times of confusion I'd suggest it may be simpler to use a sledgehammer than words to get such things into my head. At first I thought the time spent on those explanations was a wasted part of our sessions. What I really wanted (and had!) was the effective therapy, not all this meta stuff. As time went on I came to see his greater goal: Therapeutic success wasn't just doing CBT well. Therapeutic success was learning how to apply CBT to new situations, and if I didn't find that for myself, to see the gap in my CBT knowledge or skills and ask my therapist about it. That is, I was being trained to be my own therapist! To use a mechanical metaphor: The individual techniques of CBT are like a set of wrenches, and much work goes into acquiring each wrench and learning when to use it and how to use it correctly. If I encountered a bolt of a size for which I don't have the right wrench, I knew to go to the store (therapist) and get that wrench. But at some point I will be far from the store and will still need that wrench, meaning I needed to learn to make my own wrenches, and also know when I should make that long trip back to the store. In my case, that was the definition of successful therapy. How to gain knowledge is the first and most important step. Second is truly understanding what you know, seeing the need for it in a situation, then becoming able to recall and apply it as needed. Next is becoming able to see the gaps in your knowledge, with the final step knowing how to fill those gaps. I think of it as the difference between a student and a researcher. A student knows the knowledge exists, and their immediate goal is to internalize it. A researcher seeks knowledge that may not yet exist, and seeks a path to create/discover it. Successful therapy means becoming able to research yourself, in the moment. We don't need an entire psychology degree for this, just the bits needed for our unique self and situation. In my case, my terrific therapist didn't just "fix" me: He made me able to "fix" myself. I distinctly remember when our check-in visits dwindled to once every 3 months, and at the end of one visit, when we'd normally plan for the next session, I finally said: "I think we're done with 'next sessions', right?" He just looked at me and said: "Yup." Like he'd been expecting me to say that for some time. That was 20 years ago. It wasn't until COVID hit that I suddenly needed some new wrenches I didn't know how to make (a need that was quickly met). Though I'm in a different health network now, I did check to see if he was still practicing, and he was, primarily as a part-time consultant and trainer. I sent him a note sharing how good the prior decades had been for me, where I was now and what I was doing about it, and thanking him for our work together and how effective it still is for me. He sent me a polite reply, leaving me with the impression I was a distant memory, which was fine. Then the office coordinator sent me a note saying he had pulled my old file and had been grinning for the rest of the day. That's the problem with success: We stop working on a problem once we've solved it. It's powerful to review prior success and remember the path to it. Then to share that recollection with the others responsible for helping make it happen. You don't need to wait 20 years to do so. You can do it now: When you next go to your professor's office hours, be sure to share your most recent light-bulb moment before asking for help with your current dead-end.
I decided to learn combat first aid in the Navy. It was taught by Navy & Marine Corpsman. I was failing written and physical tests. Upper ranked classmates wouldn't let us fail. So, to pass physical exams we ran every other day. Written exams was done by going over the material, doing the exercises alone first and then in group. After that, we recorded q's & a's. Those were played over and over and over until I got sick of it. Mind you catastrophe first aid is about battle injuries as in stopping the bleeding of bullet wounds and doing IV's while being shot at. It worked, because every test was above 95 out of 100. Yes I have listened to this video more than once.
Silent thunder one of the very first things my biological mother taught me when I was just starting elementary school silent thunder being how to hold a new born baby. She seeing as soon as I came from the womb that I was going to study psychology. Terrill TC!
I have one question though: You say every time you remember something, the memory is reinforced. But isn't it also true that every time you relive a memory of yours, it is slightly changed, so that most of our memories are full of false details our brains invented?
Hey man, so I'm 2 months into my Psychosocial Counselling class, that I'm really enjoying, but I realized that I forgot how to study. This is definitely going to go a long way in getting me back into the groove. Thanks
that explains a lot, i have a very tough time trying to read, so my prefered way of studying is through audiobooks and videos, but i cannot just stand still and listen, so while im listening, im playing some videogame that requires minimal concentration, something i can play on auto pilot, with no dialogue, no reading, just pure gameplay, its similar to drive an empty road while listening to the radio that ends up creating a memory on me, that just by thinking about a specific part of a game, im able to remember what i was listening to during that moment, talking about 6 to 7 years ago
Im a spanish general sanitary psychologist who is studying for being a clinical psychologist. Here in spain you can only be a cp by getting a place in a national exam and doing a 4year residency after that. Your videos are helping me to distract me from studying and to to memorize and better understand concepts. Thanks! ❤️
My first psychology class in college came with me agreeing that the brain is a machine this pertaining to automobile machine being in replica to association machine. Terrill TC!
Thank you so much for this video. This video come at a right time. I will be starting learning psychology in University later this year. Will definitely tries these out.
My psychology helped me to learn psychology fast studying it every Saturday from 2nd grade to 10th grade until it became ritual experiencing that I already had completed a BA in psychology once getting to 10th grade. Congratulations 🎉 Terrill T Crookshank you have just completed a BA in Psychology but it doesn't mean don't get to college and engineer eight semesters of college as an psychology major! Terrill TC!
All of our assignments are coursework/essay based-I think this would still help, just hard not to get overwhelmed when trying to compile all the info in a essay
okay so this is gonna sound weird but if i dont underline and highlight what i am studying its like i get overwhelmed and confused and i dont understand anything, like i cant remember anything, what i do is that i have a highlighter color for each category of things? i have a color for dates, another for quotes, another for names and another for the substancial ideas, so then i take sticky notes right next to every substancial idea and i write 3 key words, so then when im trying to remember anything is like the first things that comes to my mind is the color, then i remember the act of writing the key words and then its like in my brain i can see the page while i was higlighting. idk thats just me
Studying game development in college. I realised I also want to learn psychology also . I just sit back and observe people, their behaviour and habits. And also I like to experiment with myself and my friends based on The observations...
the way that works best for me is creating or think of examples in my surrounding or life...kinda easier and faster to understand and remember the concept
Loved all the Pew! Pew! Pew! moments! :) I played Hungry, Hungry Hippos back in the 70's when my cousin got one for Christmas. It was fun. Haven't played it since, though. Lol
I love your hair do! *positive reinforcement ... please don't change it!* :) Lol My memory is terrible, so I just write a ton of notes. When I was in school (many moons ago), I would just "read" my notes in my head during a test. That was the easiest way for me to remember stuff.
Hello, I have been studying Psychology since I was 15 (17 now), I have covered mostly clinical psychology but I've also covered Social psychology and now I'm studying Basics of Sociology, Basics of philosophy and advanced social psychology here in Uni (Poland) I have also studied by myself the theories of Carl Jung. Do you have any tips that you'd recommend for students of Psychology ? Thank you for your video.
Hey, could you please create a reference book recommendation list for all of those topics? Or do you perhaps have a blog? I would be really grateful for that. I am interested in reading all of those topics in detail and have started with basics of psychology and philosophy.
Hi, something I have been super interested in is how therapists are dealing with “Zoom” therapy? It seems like a lot of physical cues might be lost. Not to mention just the dynamic of virtual communication being somewhat different than face to face
Now I'm wondering why positive & negative conditioning aren't referred to instead as something like additive & subtractive conditioning? I imagine a different name might be less confusing, as well as more functional & accurate.
i have to complete 7 chapters in less than 24 hours, with 11 classification of disorders, theories of personality, attributes and social psychology if i make a story about every concept, i might not be able to make it till page 7.
thanks a lot interestingly your pews method reminds me of the feynman technique just a little bit abbreviated, when there is a secret or "method to the madness" i think its active learning
For sure, the statistics and biology classes are the most difficult in a psych degree. Psych itself is just a lot of studying but that's okay if you're interested in the topic.
PEWS Personal Emotional Wild Story. This takes me to when I presented knocking on every neighbors door of mines when first starting elementary school knocking on their door to apologize for the fact that I was going to run for President of the United States of America after my college graduation. Ezekiel 48:[35] the scripture used. Terrill TC!
I took a child development class for quarters 1 and 2, and I’m taking a general psychology class for quarters 3 and 4 right now for school. Next year, I’m taking adolescent psychology, and senior year I want to take sociology and AP psych. Hope all goes well :)
Can you do a reaction to The Joker movie? Breaking down what your professional thoughts are as the movie progresses, giving some indication of techniques you would use to try and help this individual etc..?
No offence but you are of Indian heritage and have great thick hair! Sadly my white hairline is going thin and grey really fast lol I might go for the "Hulk Hogen! :P
Today i have learn a lot of the information about psychology hold in hold, I should be always watching you video concerning psychology study, am the student of psychology kindly Help me in these field to support me am an African who want to a knowledge about the field of psychology.
I've found my answers!! What do u think a 16-year-old who is crazy about clinical psychology should start doing in sixth-form (highschool) to get better university options??
that back pain example was kind of weird, would it be simpler to just say the behaviour of holding your daughter was reinforced by it taking away the negative stimuli of her crying?
Amazing point! YES, holding my daughter is negatively reinforcing for me (holding my daughter, crying stops, that feels good) AND it is positively reinforcing of for my daughter (crying is reinforced by being held by dad, that touch contact feels good for her).
The reason I didn't share that example is most of the community here is in their early to mid 20s and don't have kids so I try to focus on examples that are more relatable for folks.
Thanks for the feedback!
Negative reinforcement is like taking away a privilege from a child who misbehaves. For example: a child does his chores, is well behaved, and maintains good grades. He is positively reinforced with praise and a number of rewards, and eventually earns some privileges such as an extra half hour on his Playstation after doing his homework. The child then does something undesirable, such as throwing the video game controller and breaking it. Negative reinforcement could simply be to take away his privilege to use that playstation, until he is able to earn it back.
Another way: a child misbehaves and is given a list of extra chores to do over the course of a week. The child shows initiative and does her chores without complaint. She works hard and acknowledges her mistake. Negative reinforcement could be to take away the rest of the chores after only two days. This reinforces the desriable attitude displayed by the child.
@@Teema you're confusing negative reinforcement with punishment. A negative punishment is removing a liked stimulus after a behavior. A negative reinforcement is the removal of a disliked stimulus after a behavior
@@Teema what you are talking about is negative punishment..
@@drali I do remember the back pain I had about 1 year after my daughter was born. It was a perfect example for me.
Tip from my psych professor for remembering the hippocampus was “if you saw a hippo on campus, you’d probably be really surprised and you’d never forget it, right?” Because it helps you to remember things, especially that involve emotions
Nice
Wow!
cool method
Step 1) Grab your book
Step 2) Open the book
Step 3) Cry
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Why I laughed so hard i was honestly imagining 😂😂
😢😢😢😢 you are scaring me 😢😢🫣🫣
“Environmental context-dependent memory”
Cry when you are studying psychology
Cry during an exam
Then you remember what you have studied
lmao im dead. but this would be ineffective for me because i cry myself to sleep every night so it might make me sleepy instead which would be awful.
What about chewing a specific gum ?…..
You've literally instilled confidence in me, I've been deciding ever since I left the army what to study in college and I think I've finally found my calling
I’m literally in the same shoes as you, recently released from the army and wasn’t sure where to head next, i think I’ve finally found what my next steps are going to be!
Go daniel
Psychology students are always so cool 😎 and awesome in every situation. Yes! It's true. 😉 You're just awesome sir. Thanks for this precious information.
So nice of you!!! And I agree - psychology students rock!
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Thankfully these type of generalized comments actually helps all the psychology students with social anxiety and who are not cool at every situations. If you're stupid enough to not understand, this was sarcasm...
God i needed this !
Just started Introduction to psychology and was overwhelmed by how much I need to remember,
Thank you so much for sharing this ! and let's hope i'll come back to this video to tell you that I made it !
So happy to hear it came at a great time for you! Please do let me know how this works out.
Love the idea of PEWS - that is brilliant using emotion and visualization to make something more memorable. I will start recommending that idea to my psych students!
Yay!! That's why I wanted to make this video right now - it's WAAAY hard to be a student during the pandemic. I hope this makes someone's life a little bit easier.
This man Is refreshing as far as explaining psychology. Usually It's
very clinical. very stoic type explaining.
omg i used the same story technique/ mnemonics for undergrad, friends would think it was weird how i studied but helps so much, aced every class 😁 especially bio psych where every exam was all written!
GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE!!!
You are officially my fave psych professor, I wish I could learn my whole degree through you! 😊
Fantastic video! Another quick idea for students...When I had to learn 100's of terms in medical terminology, the most efficient method was to create flash cards . I would carry the flashcards with me and review them whenever I had a spare moment during the day (between classes, waiting in line, in transit etc). It helped me to learn large volumes of information quickly. Enjoyed your video!
Agreed! Flashcards work because of the testing effect and recreating memories. I used a lot of flashcards in college and am totally jealous of all the flashcard apps that are available now on smartphones. It makes the process so much easier.
I will try this
I love how you used the S (surprising) each time you mentioned PEWS! Great technique to help us retain as I will probably always hear that voice when I think about PEWS (at least for a while).
Sweet!!! That was the goal, glad to hear it worked out 🙌🏽
This was really insightful. I'm past the days of college, but no less valuable as someone with a keen interest in the subject
I use the same technique when I need to remember something for work, a presentation, or a quick errand.
Just started studying psychology for the 2nd time. I tried studying it after high school, but was overwhelmed by living alone, university life... and did not get good grades. Years later I still cannot let it go, so I am trying again. Finding this channel has made me so happy!! Thanks so much for this!
Same
How's it been??
@@Ridefmi So far so good! Got another exam coming up soon!
Getting caught up in the web of our memory is how God put it when I was just starting out in Catholic school after kindergarten. Terrill TC!
I share your videos with my students all the time. Keep up the good work.
Awesome, thank you!
I think what really helps is just talking about what I learn, if I just say things out loud I almost always will remember what I learned and it sticks in my brain longer.
I realized sometime ago when I was just 16 that I don't want to do psychology anymore thanks to you kinda. I still love the learning part of it, but being a psychologist and dealing with mental health will drain me badly (experience with people having it). Wanted to be one for more than 2 years though. Also I disagree a bit on the psychologic diagnosing, even if I could change it I don't want to be part of a place when people get misdiagnosed a lot, overdo it (happened to me in school this year) but I know it's not everyone who does it. It's just my opinion honestly, don't give up folks who are interested. Learning psychology did change my life for the better and saved me a bit during middle school, but it's not for me now.
Glad to hear my videos helped you figure things out in some way. I think everyone needs some level of psychological literacy, a basic understand of how your thoughts, feelings, behavior, and relationships. When it comes to careers in psych, there are a lot of options outside of clinical and counseling but sadly I don't have the depth of experience to speak to them. Hope to bring on more people from other areas to speak to them!
My boi teaching psychology chapters in tutorial video , paradox
Good stuff, as always! I'm in grad school now and am struggling with my psychology class (Psychology of Human Computer Interaction). These are good tips to learn and practice.
Wow, i am currently a psychology student and I have found it difficult to memories everything, but the PEWS method sounds like such a wonderful technique and i am excited to implement this technique to my studying process!! Thank you so much (:
Awesome! 🧠🙏
Where were you this whole time! I love your content Sir... Thank you
Welcome to the community!!!
I had the game Hungry Hungry Hippos as a small child in the early 2000's. -September 1999 baby here
Ironically the thing I always remembered from my first high school psychology class was the difference between positive and negative reinforcement/punishment and how not to associate them with good and bad but give and take.
Those editing skills thou!
Glad the editing resonated with you!!!!
Thank you so much for this video! I've been searching forever to find something like this thank you!
I'm planning on beconing a I/O psychologist, and hoping to study clincial psychology as well.
You're the best!
Good luck! 🙏🧠
Sir I love Psychology from bottom of my heart what should I do as a 16 year old to continue my journey ahead
As someone who didn’t realize their passion for psychology until mid 20’s, I’d say that you’re in a good position.
I would start by looking into the various fields in which you can work. For example, do you want to be a clinical psychologist, licensed counselor, or behavioral therapist? Learn what those are, and figure out what you think aligns with your values. Knowing what you want to do will help you decide next steps after high school.
Also, READ. Read all the books you can get your hands on by famous psychologists. Freud, Jung, Piaget, Rogers, etc.
I would also volunteer and work at places where you can get experience interacting with people. That includes working at McDonalds. You can’t work as a counselor or psychologist without school, but in the meantime, you can work on your interpersonal skills. Especially experience with people very different from you.
Psychology is a very fun and interesting topic to talk about, but very difficult and draining career. Know what you’re getting into. But the world is in need of mental health professionals so more power to you!
@@lockermcdonald6704 Thank you for your brief explanation. I am currently reading *Behave* by Robert saplosky and yes as you said knowing people is important so is reading! once again thank you for sparing your time for me God bless you.
Get a bachelors in psychology, see if you want to work in a clinical setting or do research, get some exposure in a variety of fields, then either go for PhD or masters or PsyD. Don’t be surprised if you find out you don’t like psychology once you get to college, it happens to A LOT of people!
@@jonathanmiranda5194 what is PsyD???
Even if you only love psychology, the good thing is that it’s interdisciplinary so there’s a lot of directions you can take it in. Politics, law, even neurosurgeons and neurologists can use psychology in their careers. So look into any other interests you may have that can combine psychology and that.
I am crying about my final which will be in the next 3 weeks. Thank you so much!
Are you a phd or a masters student?
_sir, just wanted to remind you that you have a beautiful soul._
_and you, my friend, do too._
_thank you so much for this wonderful video._
Not only do I totally remember hungry hungry hippos, but it's exactly what I associate with the hippocampus as well lol. Now I'm curious if it's still around. This type of content it's exactly what I'm looking for. I'm just starting school for my psychology degree and I'm 40. I'm terrified but I'm also more excited than ive ever been in my life. it's my second favorite thing in the world... Number one's going to neuroscience but I'm a bit worried about the math. They're pretty closely related though and I'm just so excited to learn everything I can about the brain in the mind. It's the most fascinating thing in the world and it's done so much for me personally.. stuff like this is really helpful, thanks you!
The hippo story was amazing. I told myself "dude this is such a weird story." but you can bet I won't not think about professor hippos sometime this week.
Whenever I recall Dr. Ali Mattu, I remember that my mind is an Association machine connecting things jointly.
I’ll remember to get a hair cut. :)
Great video!
I just recently switched my major to psychology, and I’m watching your videos to prep myself/ because they are entertaining.
This is golden. I’m here for this. Thank you so much
Thank you so much Sir! Really appreciate your videos. I can tell you are an awesome professor. Keep up the great job! Many blessing to you and your family.
Learning techniques are also potent psychological therapy techniques, in that learning is an inherent part of therapy. I remember my early days in CBT when my therapist was trying to explain the purpose and intent behind some of the work we were doing, both to explain the therapy itself and also how it is part of the path to our goals. So many of these early explanations simply zoomed right by me. I heard each word, but gained no understanding. This was in parallel with actually doing the therapy and seeing the results.
My therapist was dogged and kept trying different ways to share the the bigger therapy picture. Then one explanation would finally click, and I'd say something like: "Is that all it is? That make perfect sense! Why didn't say so at the start?" Before long it became a small comedy moment in our sessions, where in times of confusion I'd suggest it may be simpler to use a sledgehammer than words to get such things into my head.
At first I thought the time spent on those explanations was a wasted part of our sessions. What I really wanted (and had!) was the effective therapy, not all this meta stuff. As time went on I came to see his greater goal: Therapeutic success wasn't just doing CBT well. Therapeutic success was learning how to apply CBT to new situations, and if I didn't find that for myself, to see the gap in my CBT knowledge or skills and ask my therapist about it. That is, I was being trained to be my own therapist!
To use a mechanical metaphor: The individual techniques of CBT are like a set of wrenches, and much work goes into acquiring each wrench and learning when to use it and how to use it correctly. If I encountered a bolt of a size for which I don't have the right wrench, I knew to go to the store (therapist) and get that wrench. But at some point I will be far from the store and will still need that wrench, meaning I needed to learn to make my own wrenches, and also know when I should make that long trip back to the store. In my case, that was the definition of successful therapy.
How to gain knowledge is the first and most important step. Second is truly understanding what you know, seeing the need for it in a situation, then becoming able to recall and apply it as needed. Next is becoming able to see the gaps in your knowledge, with the final step knowing how to fill those gaps. I think of it as the difference between a student and a researcher. A student knows the knowledge exists, and their immediate goal is to internalize it. A researcher seeks knowledge that may not yet exist, and seeks a path to create/discover it. Successful therapy means becoming able to research yourself, in the moment. We don't need an entire psychology degree for this, just the bits needed for our unique self and situation.
In my case, my terrific therapist didn't just "fix" me: He made me able to "fix" myself. I distinctly remember when our check-in visits dwindled to once every 3 months, and at the end of one visit, when we'd normally plan for the next session, I finally said: "I think we're done with 'next sessions', right?" He just looked at me and said: "Yup." Like he'd been expecting me to say that for some time.
That was 20 years ago. It wasn't until COVID hit that I suddenly needed some new wrenches I didn't know how to make (a need that was quickly met). Though I'm in a different health network now, I did check to see if he was still practicing, and he was, primarily as a part-time consultant and trainer. I sent him a note sharing how good the prior decades had been for me, where I was now and what I was doing about it, and thanking him for our work together and how effective it still is for me. He sent me a polite reply, leaving me with the impression I was a distant memory, which was fine. Then the office coordinator sent me a note saying he had pulled my old file and had been grinning for the rest of the day.
That's the problem with success: We stop working on a problem once we've solved it. It's powerful to review prior success and remember the path to it. Then to share that recollection with the others responsible for helping make it happen.
You don't need to wait 20 years to do so. You can do it now: When you next go to your professor's office hours, be sure to share your most recent light-bulb moment before asking for help with your current dead-end.
what beautiful story i must say .
i truly love your words in the end .
Wow! I’m so happy I stumbled upon your channel. Thanks for sharing your pews technique, wish I found your channel in undergrad!
I decided to learn combat first aid in the Navy. It was taught by Navy & Marine Corpsman. I was failing written and physical tests. Upper ranked classmates wouldn't let us fail. So, to pass physical exams we ran every other day. Written exams was done by going over the material, doing the exercises alone first and then in group. After that, we recorded q's & a's. Those were played over and over and over until I got sick of it. Mind you catastrophe first aid is about battle injuries as in stopping the bleeding of bullet wounds and doing IV's while being shot at. It worked, because every test was above 95 out of 100. Yes I have listened to this video more than once.
Wow. I relate so much to the Russel Crowe gladiator haircut. That was my go to trim in high school. Thank God some one finally showed me the fade.
Glad I wasn't the only one! I finally changed my haircut when my wife gave me a BIG nudge in that direction.
Me who wants to share his video cause he's sucha nice person and deserves more than this but also doesn't want her classmates to find this lmaoooo
Lol Nice.
~King Michael
Silent thunder one of the very first things my biological mother taught me when I was just starting elementary school silent thunder being how to hold a new born baby. She seeing as soon as I came from the womb that I was going to study psychology. Terrill TC!
I have one question though: You say every time you remember something, the memory is reinforced. But isn't it also true that every time you relive a memory of yours, it is slightly changed, so that most of our memories are full of false details our brains invented?
Hey man, so I'm 2 months into my Psychosocial Counselling class, that I'm really enjoying, but I realized that I forgot how to study. This is definitely going to go a long way in getting me back into the groove. Thanks
that explains a lot, i have a very tough time trying to read, so my prefered way of studying is through audiobooks and videos, but i cannot just stand still and listen, so while im listening, im playing some videogame that requires minimal concentration, something i can play on auto pilot, with no dialogue, no reading, just pure gameplay, its similar to drive an empty road while listening to the radio
that ends up creating a memory on me, that just by thinking about a specific part of a game, im able to remember what i was listening to during that moment, talking about 6 to 7 years ago
I love it I learned a lot! Thank you, Doctor Ali Mattu. Bless your heart for sharing.
Glad it was helpful!
This is exactly how I learn the best great examples!
This is helpful. I will starting my journey as a doctoral student. You need to make more psychology lecture videos 🙏🏽
Im a spanish general sanitary psychologist who is studying for being a clinical psychologist. Here in spain you can only be a cp by getting a place in a national exam and doing a 4year residency after that. Your videos are helping me to distract me from studying and to to memorize and better understand concepts. Thanks! ❤️
Honestly, I'm going to try using the PEWS method in my worst class, organic chemistry! Thanks Dr. Mattu
NICE! It's easier to apply PEWS to psychology but if you can make it work for chemistry that would be awesome!
My first psychology class in college came with me agreeing that the brain is a machine this pertaining to automobile machine being in replica to association machine. Terrill TC!
Thank you so much for this video. This video come at a right time. I will be starting learning psychology in University later this year. Will definitely tries these out.
Thank God you're on youtube.
My psychology helped me to learn psychology fast studying it every Saturday from 2nd grade to 10th grade until it became ritual experiencing that I already had completed a BA in psychology once getting to 10th grade. Congratulations 🎉 Terrill T Crookshank you have just completed a BA in Psychology but it doesn't mean don't get to college and engineer eight semesters of college as an psychology major! Terrill TC!
All of our assignments are coursework/essay based-I think this would still help, just hard not to get overwhelmed when trying to compile all the info in a essay
okay so this is gonna sound weird but if i dont underline and highlight what i am studying its like i get overwhelmed and confused and i dont understand anything, like i cant remember anything, what i do is that i have a highlighter color for each category of things? i have a color for dates, another for quotes, another for names and another for the substancial ideas, so then i take sticky notes right next to every substancial idea and i write 3 key words, so then when im trying to remember anything is like the first things that comes to my mind is the color, then i remember the act of writing the key words and then its like in my brain i can see the page while i was higlighting. idk thats just me
Studying game development in college. I realised I also want to learn psychology also .
I just sit back and observe people, their behaviour and habits. And also I like to experiment with myself and my friends based on
The observations...
Much Graditude for this video!
Many thanks for the clarification.
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but how to learn stiff and difficult definitions? :/
the way that works best for me is creating or think of examples in my surrounding or life...kinda easier and faster to understand and remember the concept
This was the best! Thank you!
I just discover your channel thank you so much for all the advice and information about psychology degree.
Loved all the Pew! Pew! Pew! moments! :)
I played Hungry, Hungry Hippos back in the 70's when my cousin got one for Christmas. It was fun. Haven't played it since, though. Lol
I love your hair do! *positive reinforcement ... please don't change it!* :) Lol
My memory is terrible, so I just write a ton of notes. When I was in school (many moons ago), I would just "read" my notes in my head during a test. That was the easiest way for me to remember stuff.
Wow that's interesting
these videos are invaluable
Thanks! This has really helped studying.
Hello, I have been studying Psychology since I was 15 (17 now), I have covered mostly clinical psychology but I've also covered Social psychology and now I'm studying Basics of Sociology, Basics of philosophy and advanced social psychology here in Uni (Poland) I have also studied by myself the theories of Carl Jung. Do you have any tips that you'd recommend for students of Psychology ?
Thank you for your video.
Hey, could you please create a reference book recommendation list for all of those topics? Or do you perhaps have a blog? I would be really grateful for that. I am interested in reading all of those topics in detail and have started with basics of psychology and philosophy.
Thank you, this was really helpful!
Hi, something I have been super interested in is how therapists are dealing with “Zoom” therapy? It seems like a lot of physical cues might be lost. Not to mention just the dynamic of virtual communication being somewhat different than face to face
That's an interesting question. I may answer that in my future videos 🙂
Played HHH with my 4-year-old son yesterday. He beat me down. It was embarrassing. Thanks for reminding me.
This is helped me a lot thank u
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Great, thx for sharing Professor.
Now I'm wondering why positive & negative conditioning aren't referred to instead as something like additive & subtractive conditioning?
I imagine a different name might be less confusing, as well as more functional & accurate.
Psychology teachers are always the best because they actually understand how memory & interest works 💀
i have to complete 7 chapters in less than 24 hours, with 11 classification of disorders, theories of personality, attributes and social psychology if i make a story about every concept, i might not be able to make it till page 7.
thanks a lot interestingly your pews method reminds me of the feynman technique
just a little bit abbreviated, when there is a secret or "method to the madness" i think its active learning
lmao, "pew pew pew!" Honestly love your videos
it hasnt been psychology it's self that has been hard for me to learn as much as getting through math and statistic requirements :'(
For sure, the statistics and biology classes are the most difficult in a psych degree. Psych itself is just a lot of studying but that's okay if you're interested in the topic.
This idea would be most useful for the visual perceptors...i really wonder if that would be productive for audio or the kinesthetic perceptors?
The same approach will work for everyone, however you can customize it whatever way makes most sense to you (visual diagrams, audio recordings, etc).
😳Bill looks like John Lithgow! btw love your videos :)
Could you please do a video on research methods and easy ways to remember them?
PEWS Personal Emotional Wild Story. This takes me to when I presented knocking on every neighbors door of mines when first starting elementary school knocking on their door to apologize for the fact that I was going to run for President of the United States of America after my college graduation. Ezekiel 48:[35] the scripture used. Terrill TC!
This was awesome!
I highlight all the time but I also write my notes. And then review my notes. I get A’s when I do that
Find what works well for you and do it! Congrats on doing so well in your studies!
Shouldn't we just say additive reinforcement and subtractive reinforcement? Seems easier.
I took a child development class for quarters 1 and 2, and I’m taking a general psychology class for quarters 3 and 4 right now for school. Next year, I’m taking adolescent psychology, and senior year I want to take sociology and AP psych. Hope all goes well :)
Hi! i was at the dalton assembly and i just subscribed!
Very informative video sirf thank you ✨✨
0:58 i know this one because we actually learned that at school when we had civics class (btw im 13)
How did you know I'm about to take my LICSW? Needing a refresher about theories; thank you!!
Can you do a reaction to The Joker movie? Breaking down what your professional thoughts are as the movie progresses, giving some indication of techniques you would use to try and help this individual etc..?
IS CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY HARD??
PEWS TECHNIQUE and PLACING THORS hammer in my hand to talk to GOD? Terrill TC!
I just needed more pew pew pews! 🔫
I wish I had this for undergrad... 😅
Haha, I was a little worried I might be going overboard on the PEWS but I kept rationalizing it as it would help the idea to sink in.
@@drali You rationalized it very well! The next time some one laughs, tell them: i make a fool out of myself for YOUR benefit! cant argue with that!
No offence but you are of Indian heritage and have great thick hair! Sadly my white hairline is going thin and grey really fast lol
I might go for the "Hulk Hogen! :P
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I've found my answers!! What do u think a 16-year-old who is crazy about clinical psychology should start doing in sixth-form (highschool) to get better university options??
doc thank you so much
I’m a 2000 baby and hungry hungry hippos were the stuff for me!! But my sister is 11 years older so maybe they belonged to her first.
I want to do criminal phsycology it sounds fun