hai thorns and roses! how are we?*:) happy


psychology, is a vast subject. No one can be a master of this subject. Every one just touches a drop of this ocean. I am just a crawling 'ungey' 'ungey' baby trying to grow and touch it.*:) happy

so, what i share here is just an unimaginably small part of psychology.

Why psychology is as big as universe?
Because it is all about behaviours of human beings, the most complicated organism on earth!!!

why knowledge of psychology is important for every human being?
Because every one should first know about himself, scientifically, only then he can understand others. To be successful at home, in society, in organisations, one should know psychology, academically or by experience. It does not mean that all psychologists are better handlers of human beings.

In organisations we have money, materials and human beings. With money and materials we can only do limited things. But with human beings we can make a new world or destroy this existing world. Managing human resources means 'Managing his Mind'. Psychology is all about that.

Many years back the managers told their employees 'Bring your body to work. I will make it to work with my brain!'...so, workers only did manual work like humanoid robots and managers used their brain.
As technology and science developed, industrialization of nations happened, competition increased, 'just the body' was not enough.
So, managers told their employees 'Bring your body and brain. I will make them to work with my mind!'. I.e they felt 'intelligence' is required at work. They realized that intelligence of just the manager is not sufficient and intelligence of all the brains at work is important. So, human beings were like intelligent robots.
But when the brain was used, they started fighting as to who is better in quality and quantity and emotional issues came in front. It was felt that body and brain are not sufficient in a 'group' or 'team' work environment. They felt 'mind' is the first and foremost important thing. So, the philosophy now is 'Bring your body, brain and mind!'...Today mind is more important than body and brain. Specially when the life styles are degrading the life of human beings, their screwed living keeps them in stress, frustration and anger all the time. So, mind is more important than anything.

So, thorns and roses, better carry your mind to your office...calm mind...cool mind...balanced mind...matured mind...(may be you can think about designing a cute small refrigerator with glass door so that you can keep your head inside that and see through the glass door!*:)) laughing...this probably will ensure that your brain is cool and mind is also cool)...by the way, mind is formed when all the parts of brain interact with each other and function...so mind is inside the brain or formed in the brain)

if you carry just your body and brain then you will not see success in your career. Are all IITians successful?...also statistical studies show that when IQ is high EQ suffers, if not given special attention to grow.

so, these days IQ and EQ are equally important. If you have high SQ (spiritual quotient) then nothing like it...you are sure to be happy, healthy and successful. (spirituality is not about religion or god...it is about transforming to experience inner self of an individual, knowing the purpose and meaning of life through sound mental health, value systems, inner peace, happiness, good health of body, mind and social well being through yoga, meditation and simple 'non urge creating' foods)

So, one with good or average (with hard work) IQ, EQ and SQ is sure to be successful while being healthy and happy. He or she will attain self actualisation and even the higher level. One with just IQ or EQ might be successful with bad health and spells of happiness. One with just IQ might reach only self esteem level or lower than that with bad health and spells of happiness.

If psychology is 'learnt' then it will help you to get high EQ and SQ. But if only 'studied' then it will only help you to get 'monthly salary' or 'daily incomes' as a qualified psychologist...(my fingers are moving towards Esc button as i can see the psychologists steaming through all their holes!!)*:)) laughing...here comes the punch line, 'a guy without the knowledge of psychology may not be successful at all'...(are you happy now, psychologists?*:) happy)

ok...now, a diversion...all of us have problems...we feel screwed day in and day out with problems...

problems are like small pebbles. If we take them near the eyes, they appear so big that they cover the whole world in front. If we throw them on ground, where they are supposed to be, then pebbles are pebbles...problems are no problems...how is it?*:) happy (i like this smiley as it is very cute!)

few days back i attended an international seminar on robotics where many professors and scientists from world famous universities and R&D centers had participated...i had asked few questions on humanoids and cognitive robotics (robots which can take inputs from environment, analyse, think and act)...the professor has replied back...it is here...why i have posted it here is to tell the budding engineers and scientists who are interested in humanoid robotics and cognitive robotics, the current areas of research, so that they catch the thread and start their life...i have highlighted the important info in yellow...


Dear Ramasubramanian,
 
It is nice to hear from you. I was not able to reply earlier due to my hectic schedule and travel.
 
Thank you for the feedback and happy to note your interest in Robotics.
 
Currently, the humanoid research is tied down to stability. Cognitive robotics is also developing on its own. However, the fundamental aspect of cognitive based stable walking and maneuvers are yet to mature.

so, stability is still a problem in humanoids, though lots of progress has been made...stability in rough terrains, steps, climbing up and down the stairs, walking on ramps, dancing, running, playing, adventures, yoga etc...

you can see that cognition in humanoids is still in its infancy...during interaction he said at MIT, USA labs still it is being experimented...i.e applying learning theories of humans on robots...for acquisition of inputs from environment and converting them into learning...

so, you have got the current challenges right in front!...generally you don't get such inputs so easily!!...why don't you catch this and kick start your research now and join with these top guns in humanoids?

ok thorns and roses...let is get back to the 'behaviours' subject...we were discussing about what are behaviours, how they originate, types of behaviours, reasons for behaviours etc...i am sure it must have given you some exposure to asses yourself, your behaviours and people in front and their behaviours. Let us see more now...

we saw what are innate behaviours.

The most basic form of innate behaviour is REFLEX. When ever we sense a threat, immediately our body organs take necessary action to fight or flight...i.e fight the threat or run away from it. The neurons involved are...sensory neurons (detecting stimulus), association neurons (relays information to the brain and other parts of the body) and motor neurons (they set off a response in an effector cell such as a muscle or a gland cell (pumping of adrenals when you see a snake or a beautiful girl!*:) happy)

reflex mechanisms vary from simple to complex depending on the organism.

other form of innate behaviours is Orientation behaviour...all behaviours where we try to locate the threat, escape from threats or fight the threats...i.e 'behaviours with adaptive value' fall in this category...

these involve 'coordinated movements' like walking, flying, swimming etc. They occur in response to an external stimulus. They form elements in a neural hierarchy.

simple behaviours can happen with inputs from just one sensory receptor (e.g vision)...more advanced behaviours require bilateral input from a pair of receptors.

there is something known as KINESIS in behaviours...i.e non directed orientation...i.e the organism exhibits 'random walk'...i.e how fast we move or turn when we come across threats...i.e 'change in the speed of movement' (called orthokinesis) or 'change in the rate of turning' (called klinokinesis)...both are directly proportional to the intensity of a stimulus. The change in speed or rate of turning increases the probability of locating the stimulus but does not guarantee it.

there is something known as TAXIS...i.e moving directly toward (positive) or away from (negative) a stimulus.

Klinotaxis...it is about side-to-side motions of the head or body with successive comparison of stimulus intensity as the organism moves forward.

Tropotaxis...it requires bilateral input from paired sensory receptors such that the signal is equalised in both receptors.

Stimulus intensity increases with movement toward the source and decreases with movement away from the source.

we can also add a prefix to designate the type of stimulus involved...e.g phototaxis - light; geotaxis - gravity; thigmotaxis - contact with other objects

i think it is enough now for the day...too much of theory...is it not?...what do you say?*:) happy

hope the time spent in reading is worth it and you are different now than what you were before, before reading this mail!

to all the boys who went red reading the first line...'thorns and roses'...nature has created thorns on rose plants to protect the nice and beautiful flowers from animals!!!...so, you are cool now?*:) happy

keep rocking guys and gals...bye*:-h wave

we will kiss more about behaviours, with theories and interesting facts in the days to come...

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