PSYCHOLOGY ASSIGNMENT

NAME: IMAN AHMED KHAN STUDENT ID: 14875 FACULTY: MS.AYESHA WAJAHAT

Q.Write about your self,your fears,how

they have developed, if you have some thing developed through classical conditioning and how they are reinforced, what kind of a learner you are, your motives and goals, what level of processing you use for encoding memory? What way of learning you adopt and the culture you belong to. ANSWER: MY FEARS: I have a very strong personality,there are things which donot scare me or frighten me off.But with the passage of time I have developed a strange sense of

fear of security,not the security provided at home but the sense of security when I go out of my home.Living in a country where mass killing,bombings and rape cases have become part of our every day life,these incidents leave a very disturbing mark on my mind.I fear If I go out of my house,I either wont come home at all or something bad or frightful happens to me.I find no treatment for my fear,until or unless I get a guaranteed answer that these inhuman activities are stopped forever,and we all know they will never. Classical conditioning: One example of me developing classical conditioning is when I have a trip to the dentist.Initialy on my first visit,I heard the sound of the drill the dentist was

using on my tooth,subsequently,once my trips became regular,by the sound of the drill I could imagine the pain and discomfort of the feeling of the drill on my tooth,and every time the drills sound reached my ears,I would get sweaty palms,feel anxiety and my muscles would tense in response even when the dentist hadnt even started using the drill. Reinforcer: In this case my reinforcer is positive,every time I hear the drill at the dentists,I clench my fists and my palms become sweaty and I wait for the drill to start working,If im not at the dentists and I hear a similar drill voice I exhibit a similar response.

What kind of a learner I am? I am a conceptual based learner,when I study or when I learn a new thing,I dont just rote learn it or try to stuff it in my brain,I go for the concepts,I use both my visual and auditory senses to absorb that piece of information,I learn through logic and explanation.When I learn a new skill,I try to strengthen it by doing is again and again so it becomes permanent in my brain.I learn from past experiences and mistakes too,this type of learning is the most prominent one because I know of the pros and cons of attempting a particular thing. My Motives and Goals: I have alot of motives and goals in my life.One of my motives,which I strongly

believe I would achieve is to become a very influential person.I want to not just achieve something in life but to influence the lives of many others and become a role model.For that I need to either be successful in the field of study I am currently enrolled in or to initiate a new task for myself,in which im better able to communicate and talk to the masses.In todays world,where happiness is fond little and tragedy and gloom prevails,I want to become a beacon of light for people and to do something for them,to empower them and to give them hope.That is a goal I truly want to achieve. Type of processing to encode memory:

In order to encode what I have learnt,I use the elaboration rehersal method,which involves a more meaningful analysis of information and leads to a better recall of memory.This proves very useful for me. What way of learning I adopt and what culture do I belong to: I belong to a culture where women are not empowered to speak or to dominate.I live in a male dominated society.In order to learn something,I acquire the method of social learning,where I adapt and learn through the environment or through talking or communicating.In the culture that I belong to,a woman cannot

perform tasks that openly and learn new things,that is also one reason I have acquired the method of social learning as this gives me the chance to learn and discover new things as well as keeping me on the safe side because of the culture that I belong to.Though every culture has its likes and dislikes,the culture I belong to is very dynamic and friendly as well,unlike the west countries,where people live separately,our culture encourages us to enjoin and to live together blissfully,this also gives not just me but alot of others to learn through social learning.There is a free flow of communication and new things are learnt and discovered this way.