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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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2. 1) development is more continues than stage-like 2) changing procedures a little bit changes results a lot 3) methods culturally biased

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3. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






4. Study of the relationship between mind and boy - health and illness behavior






5. Stop smoking - cut down on alcohol consumption - exercise to relieve stress and maintain healthy weight - eat healthy






6. 1. Conscientiousness 2. Agreeableness 3. Neuroticism 4. Openness 5. Extraversion






7. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






8. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






9. Raise generation that stereotypes don't exist - long and slow process






10. Unhappy - lonely - often produces physical or emotional pain - distress alone is not enough (mania - psychopathy)






11. Worry that father will cut their penis off






12. Drugs:tranquilizers (Xanax - Valium) - psychotherapy: find repressed fear - cognitive: identify illogical thoughts






13. Drugs:tranquilizers (Xanax - Valium) - psychotherapy: find repressed fear - cognitive: identify illogical thoughts






14. Good stressor that motivates the individual to make necessary changes - Ex: being too hot motivates you to take off coat






15. Line judgement task with 1 participant - 6 confederates - bogus confederate responses






16. Persistent - disproportionate fear of specific object or situation that presents no real danger (irrational) - interfere with daily life






17. Positive or negative evaluation of a group of people - [Affect]






18. Digit span: repeat a set of numbers backwards - arithmetic: If Jessica has 3 packs of gum with 4 packs each - how many sticks will she have for herself if she gives 2 sticks each to 3 friends






19. Emotions about the object






20. Do I have self control; am I in charge of my life? [childhood]






21. Persistent - disproportionate fear of specific object or situation that presents no real danger (irrational) - interfere with daily life






22. Dental students were given a puncture wound in their mouth and measure how long it would heal - Results: wounds took longer to heal during exams than during the summer (stress)






23. Lived in End of Romatic Era (emphasis on expression - art - passion - sexuality relatively liberal) -grew up in Victorian Age (sexuality is taboo - emphasis on public decency/morality - paternal) -mothers first born and favorite child -love/hate rela

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24. Study of the relationship between mind and boy - health and illness behavior






25. Goal is to change therapy - focus on reinforcing desired behaviors and eliminating undesired behaviors






26. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






27. Strict moral guide - conscious - preconscious - and unconscious - tries to repress Id's demands - guided by idealistic principal






28. Have I contributed to the world in some meaningful way? [adulthood]






29. Convergence of individual's thoughts - feelings - or behavior towards a social norm






30. Discomfort created when our attitudes do not match our behavior






31. 1. Primary: must perceive that event is a threat to personal goals 2. Secondary: must conclude that resources to meet demands of event are unavailable






32. Interpret ambiguous items where answers are meaningful - Ex: Rorschach Inkblots






33. Focus on the outcome of being in a situation that causes stress - stress is a physiological response Ex: fight or flight vs General Adaptation Syndrome






34. 1. Statistical Deviance 2. Cultural Deviance 3. Emotional Distress 4. Dysfunction






35. Monkeys preferred the comfortable mom vs the mom that provided food - contact comfort

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36. Inferences about the cause of behavior - help us create attitudes about ourselves/others






37. Depressed mood - loss of interest/pleasure - change in appetite/weight - sleep disturbance - psychomotor agitation - feelings of worthlessness/guilt






38. Inconsistent behavior/confused






39. Focus on irrational distorted thoughts - identify distortions - change them to be more realistic






40. Behavior that negatively affects a group of people - [Behavior]






41. Process by which social forces are internalized in infants - mastering skills by interacting with others - [Vygotsky's]






42. Against culture norms - behavior often paired with societal disapproval - disapproval is not enough (sexism - racism)






43. Will normal - average people perform evil acts simply because an authority figure asks them to do so - Ex: voltage shocks up to lethal amount






44. Highlight negative thoughts - therapists work to change thoughts and focus on interpretation of events






45. Pleasure from the mouth (sucking) - stems from need for breast milk






46. Digit span: repeat a set of numbers backwards - arithmetic: If Jessica has 3 packs of gum with 4 packs each - how many sticks will she have for herself if she gives 2 sticks each to 3 friends






47. Releases stress hormones - disregulated in individuals experiencing chronic stress - can suppress the immune system






48. Penis envy - blame mother for making them girls - desire for 'false penis' and childbirth






49. High in consistency; low in distinctiveness - consensus - the person is the cause






50. Most common type of therapy - combo of behavioral and cognitive therapy - focus on changing thoughts and behaviors using learning and conditioning methods