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Psychology - 2 / 22 / 2003
associative memory
    clusters of ideas
engrams
    physical alterations to the structure of the brain in response to stimuli
    posited as an explanation for memory
intuition [see Intuitive Thought]
    subliminal impressions
    seeing connections we are not conscious of
gestalt
    Fritz Perls
    patterning
Multiple Intelligences
    multiple minds / brains
    language
    logic
    spatial
    musical
    kinesthetic
    social
    introspective 
Carl G. Jung
    subconscious / unconscious
    conscious
    superconscious
    the process of individuation - psychic growth
    ego - consciousness 'I'
    anima - the female within man
        instinctual-biological / aesthetic-sexual / compassionate / wisdom
    animus - the male within woman - positive & negative
        physical power / initiative-courage / truthfulness / spiritual truth
    shadow - unknown attributes / qualities of the ego
        impulsive / inadvertent acts
        projection
    self
        the center - inner daemon / directing force 
        the whole of the mind
    self-consciousness / self-awareness - chimps & humans
    dissociation - soul loss
    awareness - focus / attention
    introvert vs extrovert
    obsession
    natural symbols vs manufactured signs
    Jungian psychological types
        sensation vs intuition
        thought vs feeling
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Myers-Briggs Type Indicator 
    (E)xtraversion or (I)ntroversion
        energy from the outer world or energy from the inner world
        breath / action or depth / reflection
    (S)ensing or i(N)tuition
        information thru the 5 senses or information thru inspiration & interpretation
        practical / facts or theoretical / possibilities
    (T)hinking or (F)eeling
        deciding in a logical, objective way or deciding in a personal values-oriented way
        justice / reason or mercy / empathy
    (j)udgement or (p)erception
        planned & ordered lifestyle or spontaneous & flexible lifestyle
        control / organize or adapt / flow
humans as a tabla rasa - infinitely plastic [not] vs elastic
Abraham H. Maslow
    peak moment
    pyramid of needs 
evolutionary psychology
    Paul Sheppard
    specializing in social realtionships
    language ability hardwired - needs to be triggered appropriately
    language
        makes knowledge environment [external]
        50 percent plus social
        gossip & reputation [status]
        words describe mental representations of things
    culture is a reflection of biology
    cooperation
        the shadow side of cooperation
            laws against cooperation
                trusts
            gangs
            armies & war
    gender differences [see Gender]
    aggression
    cheater / deceit detector
    forming a theory of mind
    the act of teaching
    future scenario / the shadow of the future
    memory for faces & facial recognition
    a universal grammer of facial expressions
    emotional cues
    reasoning
    tit for tat
    peacemaking / peacekeeping
play
    reinforces important survival behaviors
    herbivore play - escape & flight
    carnivore play - stalking & attack
    object play - more solitary species
    human play
        imaginative play - one thing becomes another [developing empathy]
        social play - adopting different roles [learning structure/rules]
    the importance of contact/touch in play
        releases chemicals that strengthen neural pathways
 
Jungian Psychological Type - Michael Daniels Ph.D.
Life Types - Sandra K. Hirsh, Jean M.Kummerow
Man and His Symbols - Carl G. Jung, M.-L. von Franz
Multiple Intelligences - Howard Gardner
Please Understand Me II - David Keirsey
The Tender Carnivore and the Sacred Game - Paul Sheppard  
Thinking Animals - ibid

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