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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Worry that father will cut their penis off






2. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






3. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






4. Physical vs. social interaction






5. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






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






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






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






9. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






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






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






12. Should I make decisions on my own - or listen to others? [childhood]






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






14. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






15. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






16. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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17. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






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






19. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






20. Built a mock prison at Stanford and paid students to play the roles of prisons and guards - Results: power of social roles took over - promotes brutality






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






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






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






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






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






26. Product of the interaction between individuals and their environment - subjective experience that depends on appraisal of situation






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






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






29. 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






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






31. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






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






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






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






35. Gap between current outcomes and the comparison level (CL) - compared to TV - family - friends - past partners - etc






36. 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)






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






38. High in consistency - distinctiveness - consensus - the situation is the cause






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






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






41. Abnormal behavior is a disease/illness - not the patients fault - Treatment: asylum house - bloodletting






42. 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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43. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






44. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






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






46. Advantages: clear expectations & goals - fast & cheap - disadvantages: no underlying thoughts revealed






47. Sexually desire their mother






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






49. 1. Checked into mental hospital for hearing voices 2. admitted for observation 3. they behaved as they normally would






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







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