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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Chronic/excessive worry - unrealistic fears - physical stress - tense - jumpy - can't be attributed to one source






2. 1. covariate: look for cause of behavior 2. consistency: does this pairing always occur? 3. distinctiveness: is this behavior rare in terms of frequency 4. consensus: do other people react the same way?

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






4. Ask for a small favor first - followed up with a larger request - if you say yes once - you are more likely to say yes later






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






6. Influence resulting from a persons desire to gain approval or to avoid disapproval from others






7. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






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






9. Set of beliefs & impressions about a group of people - effect usually negative - [Cognition]






10. We all want a positive self-esteem - self includes group membership: 'my group is better than yours'






11. Measure personality in basic units - named factors A - B - C - etc. - identified 16 factors - [ex=intelligence - boldness - insecurity - self-discipline - tension]

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






13. Process by which we appraise and cope with environmental threats and challenges






14. Acceptance of one's life - both successes & failures [adulthood]






15. Provides objective - well-defined classification system including specific symptoms - does not suggest cures/therapy - 5 axes






16. Scientific study of the thoughts - feelings - and behaviors of individuals as they are shaped by the actual - implied - or imagined presence of others






17. Do I have unique abilities and skills? [childhood]






18. Completely unconscious - home of sex & aggression instincts - guided by pleasure principal - comes out in dreams






19. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






20. Measuring the ability to concentrate - similarities: how are a thermometer and a ruler alike? - vocabulary: what does covert mean? - information: who was George Washington Carver?






21. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






22. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






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






24. Complying with a request due to the perception that the requestor has a legit right to make the request






25. Men: easy to reproduce - want fertility - Women: pregnancy-> picky - want stability






26. Describes prolonged stress response in three stages 1. Alarm: fight or flight 2. Resistance: body uses resources to resist stress 3. Exhaustion: physiological response is depleted - become susceptible to illness/disease






27. No response to leaving or returning






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






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






30. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






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






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






33. Thoughts and actions are identical - acquisition of object permanence - A not B error (preservation) - [Piaget]






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

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






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






37. We behave as we do because it was adaptive for our ancestors






38. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






39. Oedipus complex - realize father is a sexual rival/more powerful - castration complex - learn to identify with father






40. Will others fulfill my needs - or am I on my own? [childhood]






41. Learned behaviors weaken over time if not reinforced - remove maladaptive behavior by removing any reinforcement for it - removal of phobias/anxiety






42. Study of the individuals - by observation - with the intention of promoting change






43. 1. Paranoid: delusions of persecution or grandeur 2. Disorganized: incoherence - delusions - hallucinations 3. Catatonic: frozen/excited motor behavior 4. Undifferentiated: all of the above






44. 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)






45. Name given to a substantial and long-sustained increase in intelligence test scores measured in many parts of the world






46. Acceptance of one's life - both successes & failures [adulthood]






47. Intended to predict your ability to learn a new skill






48. 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)






49. Shared expectations in a group about how particular people are supposed to behave






50. Beliefs about the object