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Elementary Psychology
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1. Bio: genetic factors - physiology - Pysch: cognition - emotion - motivation - Social: society/media - community - family
Rosenhan Experiment
concrete operational
egocentrism
Biopsychosocial Model
2. Should I make decisions on my own - or listen to others? [childhood]
Shaping
Stereotype
Asch study
Initiative vs Guilt
3. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior
TriPartite Model: Cognition
Pygmalion effect
Dependence
Trait Theory
4. 1. Checked into mental hospital for hearing voices 2. admitted for observation 3. they behaved as they normally would
Dysfunction
Rosenhan Experiment
Superego
Ecclectic Therapists
5. Replication of Milgram study - same study but with administering shocks to puppies
Sheridan & King Study
Health Psychology
Stressors as Stimuli
Cooperation
6. We behave as we do because it was adaptive for our ancestors
Evolutionary Psych
Interdependence Theory
Stress as a Response
Four Subtypes of Schizophrenia
7. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal
DSM-IV-TR
genital stage
Schizophrenia
Stressors
8. Abstract thinking develops - final stage - [Piaget]
Dysfunction
Behavior: Extinction Method
Biopsychosocial Model
formal operational
9. Gap between current outcomes and the comparison level (CL) - compared to TV - family - friends - past partners - etc
secure attachment
Satisfaction
Adv/Disadv of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
To Reduce Dissonance...
10. Product of the interaction between individuals and their environment - subjective experience that depends on appraisal of situation
anal stage
Stress as a Transaction
Psychopathology
Stages of Appraisal
11. Acceptance of one's life - both successes & failures [adulthood]
TriPartite Model: Cognition
Criteria for Abnormal
Integrity vs Despair
Attitude
12. 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
Promoting Healthy Behaviors
Superego
Working Memory
Schizophrenia
13. Advantages: clear expectations & goals - fast & cheap - disadvantages: no underlying thoughts revealed
Behavior: Adv/Disadv
Distress
TriPartite Model: Affect
Social Roles
14. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior
Shaping
egocentrism
Theory of Parental Investment
Things that can influence IQ scores
15. Objects are remembered even when out of sight
Perceptual Organization
phallic stage
object permanence
Initiative vs Guilt
16. Convergence of individual's thoughts - feelings - or behavior towards a social norm
Ego
Shaping
Adv/Disadv of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Conformity
17. Infrequent & uncommon - rarity alone is not enough - many mental disorders are not really rare (Depression)
Phobia
Health Psychology
Statistical Deviance
Rational Emotive Therapy
18. Therapists that combine all of the perspectives in their work
Ecclectic Therapists
Psychopathology
boy phallic stage
Phobia
19. Inferences about the cause of behavior - help us create attitudes about ourselves/others
Stressors as Stimuli
egocentrism
Marucha Study
Attributions
20. Ask for a large favor first - followed up with something much smaller - if you say no - you may feel guilty and may say yes to a more reasonable request
Door in the Face
TAT
Cultural Deviance
MMPI
21. Oedipus complex - realize father is a sexual rival/more powerful - castration complex - learn to identify with father
Phobia Treatments
Social Psychology
boy phallic stage
anal stage
22. Focus on irrational distorted thoughts - identify distortions - change them to be more realistic
Rational Emotive Therapy
Token Economy
oedipus complex
Normative Influence
23. If there are traits to describe human behavior - then we must have a word for them
lexical hypothesis
phallic stage
conservation
Factors that predict relationship success
24. No response to leaving or returning
Cattell's Source Traits
insecure-avoidant attachment
preoperational
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
25. 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)
Public Conformity
Sternbergs Triangle Theory
Flynn Effect
Marucha Study
26. Foot in the door vs door in the face
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27. Completely unconscious - home of sex & aggression instincts - guided by pleasure principal - comes out in dreams
Psychopathology
disorganized attachment
Id
Harlow's Experiment
28. Line judgement task with 1 participant - 6 confederates - bogus confederate responses
Conformity
Asch study
Cultural Deviance
Milgrams Explanations
29. Product of the interaction between individuals and their environment - subjective experience that depends on appraisal of situation
DSM Axes
Stress as a Transaction
insecure-anxious attachment
anal stage
30. Emotions about the object
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Cultural Deviance
TriPartite Model: Affect
Public Conformity
31. Will normal - average people perform evil acts simply because an authority figure asks them to do so - Ex: voltage shocks up to lethal amount
Stanley Milgram Study
egocentrism
Discrimination
Phobia Treatments
32. Set of beliefs & impressions about a group of people - effect usually negative - [Cognition]
Stereotype
Social Psychology
Theory of Parental Investment
Dysfunction
33. Do I have unique abilities and skills? [childhood]
sensorimotor
Cognitive Therapy
Industry vs Inferiority
Eustress
34. Infrequent & uncommon - rarity alone is not enough - many mental disorders are not really rare (Depression)
Social Psychology
Statistical Deviance
Major Depressive Disorder Symptoms
MMPI
35. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver
attachment
Things that can influence IQ scores
projective tests
Major Depressive Disorder Symptoms
36. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse
genital stage
Prejudice
Clinical Psychology
Internal Attribution
37. Against culture norms - behavior often paired with societal disapproval - disapproval is not enough (sexism - racism)
Cultural Deviance
Cognitive Therapy
Identity vs Role Confusion
Discrimination
38. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures
TAT
Social Psychology
Internalized Standard
Stressors as Stimuli
39. Learned behaviors weaken over time if not reinforced - remove maladaptive behavior by removing any reinforcement for it - removal of phobias/anxiety
Behavior: Extinction Method
Stressors as Stimuli
Criticisms of Piaget's Theory
The Medical Model of Psychopathology
40. 1. Conscientiousness 2. Agreeableness 3. Neuroticism 4. Openness 5. Extraversion
Harlow's Experiment
The Big Five
object permanence
Token Economy
41. Physical vs. social interaction
difference between piaget and vygotsky
Generativity vs Stagnation
preoperational
Processing Speed
42. Mix of biology and psychology - biological predisposition & perhaps environmental stressor involved
object permanence
Rational Emotive Therapy
Causes of Schizophrenia
Stanford Prison Study
43. Releases stress hormones - disregulated in individuals experiencing chronic stress - can suppress the immune system
TriPartite Model: Cognition
HPA axis
Private Conformity
Initiative vs Guilt
44. Gradually pair feared object with feelings of cal/relaxation - progressively fearful things are confronted
Informational Influence
Biopsychosocial Model
Behavior: Systematic Desensitization Method
Flynn Effect
45. Do I have self control; am I in charge of my life? [childhood]
DSM-IV-TR
Autonomy vs Doubt
Prejudice
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
46. Overt behavior consistent with social norms that are not privately accepted (external)
Cooperation
difference between piaget and vygotsky
Public Conformity
Identity vs Role Confusion
47. Drugs:tranquilizers (Xanax - Valium) - psychotherapy: find repressed fear - cognitive: identify illogical thoughts
Initiative vs Guilt
Four Subtypes of Schizophrenia
electra complex
GAD Treatments
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)
General Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Treatment for Schizophrenia
Marucha Study
formal operational
49. Name given to a substantial and long-sustained increase in intelligence test scores measured in many parts of the world
Processing Speed
Behavior: Adv/Disadv
Id
Flynn Effect
50. Influence resulting from a person's willingness to accept others opinions about reality
Informational Influence
preoperational
Identity vs Role Confusion
attachment