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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Line judgement task with 1 participant - 6 confederates - bogus confederate responses






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






3. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






4. Gradually pair feared object with feelings of cal/relaxation - progressively fearful things are confronted






5. Good stressor that motivates the individual to make necessary changes - Ex: being too hot motivates you to take off coat






6. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






7. Pleasure from your own sexual organs - start of masturbation






8. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






9. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






10. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






11. 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






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






13. Give up short-term - selfish desires for the long-term good of the relationship






14. 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






15. 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






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






17. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






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






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






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






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






22. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






23. Behavior that negatively affects a group of people - [Behavior]






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






25. Pleasure from your own sexual organs - start of masturbation






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






27. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






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






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






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






32. Beliefs about the object






33. 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






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






35. 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






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






37. Emotions about the object






38. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Strict moral guide - conscious - preconscious - and unconscious - tries to repress Id's demands - guided by idealistic principal






48. Acceptance of one's life - both successes & failures [adulthood]






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






50. Bio: genetic factors - physiology - Pysch: cognition - emotion - motivation - Social: society/media - community - family







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