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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Do I have a unified sense of self? [adolescence]






2. Limited resources - creates conflict over these resources - leads to hostility between groups






3. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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






5. 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?






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






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






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






9. Anti-psychotic drugs (Thorazine - Haidol) - no cure - only treatment






10. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






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






12. Sheriff study at boys camp - Three Stages: Ingroup Formation - Friction Phase - Integration Phase






13. Sheriff study at boys camp - Three Stages: Ingroup Formation - Friction Phase - Integration Phase






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






15. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






16. 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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17. First developed to treat depression - attempts to remove irrational thoughts/beliefs that were thought to be the cause of the problem






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






19. Focus on identifying different types of events that are considered stressful by most people - Ex: Catastrophic Events - Major Life Events - Daily Hassles






20. Beliefs about the object






21. 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)






22. Distinctive and relatively enduring patterns of thinking - feeling - and acting






23. Replication of Milgram study - same study but with administering shocks to puppies






24. Uncontrollable and inescapable exposure to stressors that can lead to disease/disability - Ex: distant - chronic - acute






25. 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






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






27. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






28. 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






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






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






31. Increase in symbolic thought - egocentrism - language development - [Piaget]






32. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






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






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






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






36. + Focus on thoughts as cause of behavior - leads us to lasting change in behavior - harder to change thoughts than behavior - time consuming






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






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






39. 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






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






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






42. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






43. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






44. Evil spirits inhibited the body - believed witches had mental illness - Treatment: exorcism






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






46. Able to see that products/objects are not changing even if they undergo a transformation






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






48. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






49. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






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

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