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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. 1) untestable 2) evidence that social roles may be more important 3) too deterministic






2. Focus on the outcome of being in a situation that causes stress - stress is a physiological response Ex: fight or flight vs General Adaptation Syndrome






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






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






5. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






6. Prior testing - medication - educational history - significant medical events






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






8. Most common mistake: quick to assume personality - forget circumstances & situation






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






10. No response to leaving or returning






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






12. 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






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






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






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






16. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






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






18. Study of the mental illness of the brain






19. Inconsistent behavior/confused






20. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






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






22. Teachers may treat students differently depending on what the teacher believes about the students IQ






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






24. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






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






26. 1. Intrustions: thinking about it when you don't want to 2. Avoidance: avoid anything that reminds you of the incident 3. Arousal: physically aroused from stimuli of event






27. Most common/successful intelligence test






28. Measure personality in basic units - named factors A - B - C - etc. - identified 16 factors - [ex=intelligence - boldness - insecurity - self-discipline - tension]

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29. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






30. 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






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






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






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






34. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






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






36. 1. Paranoid: delusions of persecution or grandeur 2. Disorganized: incoherence - delusions - hallucinations 3. Catatonic: frozen/excited motor behavior 4. Undifferentiated: all of the above






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






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






39. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






40. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






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






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






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






44. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






45. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






46. Worry that father will cut their penis off






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






48. 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






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






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