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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Will others fulfill my needs - or am I on my own? [childhood]






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






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






4. Chronic/excessive worry - unrealistic fears - physical stress - tense - jumpy - can't be attributed to one source






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






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






7. Mix of biology and psychology - biological predisposition & perhaps environmental stressor involved






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






9. 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






10. Pleasure from anus - successful toilet training=passage through






11. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






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






13. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






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






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






16. Do I have a unified sense of self? [adolescence]






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






18. Influence resulting from a person's willingness to accept others opinions about reality






19. Partners outcomes are effected by each other - if one person is unhappy - so is the other person






20. Infrequent & uncommon - rarity alone is not enough - many mental disorders are not really rare (Depression)






21. Gap between your actual developmental level and your potential developmental level [Vygotsky's]






22. 1) Loss of responsibility for teachers 2) situational obligation 3) science as a legit institution






23. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






24. Maladaptive behavior - interferes with ability to function - impairment alone is not enough (laziness)






25. Therapists that combine all of the perspectives in their work






26. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






27. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






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






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






30. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures






31. Sexually desire their mother






32. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






33. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






34. Detachment from reality - often associated with delusions - hallucinations - and disorganized thoughts - 'split-mind'






35. Beliefs about the object






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






37. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






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






39. Can I form a committed relationship with another individual? [adolescence]






40. Overt behavior consistent with social norms that are not privately accepted (external)






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






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






43. 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)






44. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






45. Can I form a committed relationship with another individual? [adolescence]






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






47. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






48. Overt behavior consistent with social norms that are not privately accepted (external)






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






50. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner