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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






2. Against culture norms - behavior often paired with societal disapproval - disapproval is not enough (sexism - racism)






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






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






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






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






7. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






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






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






10. Abstract thinking develops - final stage - [Piaget]






11. Pleasure from the mouth (sucking) - stems from need for breast milk






12. High in consistency; low in distinctiveness - consensus - the person is the cause






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






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






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






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






17. No response to leaving or returning






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






19. I. Clinical Disorders (alcohol dependence) II. Personality Disorders & Mental Retardation (antisocial personality disorder) III. Medical Conditions (cirrhosis of liver) IV. Social Functioning & stressors (death of child - marital stress) V. Global as






20. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






21. 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






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






23. 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






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






25. Gap between current outcomes and the comparison level for alternatives (CLalt) - CLalt: next best relationship you could have






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






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






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






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






30. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back






31. Emotions about the object






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






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






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






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






36. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






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






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






39. Lived in End of Romatic Era (emphasis on expression - art - passion - sexuality relatively liberal) -grew up in Victorian Age (sexuality is taboo - emphasis on public decency/morality - paternal) -mothers first born and favorite child -love/hate rela

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






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






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






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

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






46. Beliefs about the object






47. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






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






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






50. Resolution of phallic stage conflicts that lead to extended break until puberty






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