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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Should I make decisions on my own - or listen to others? [childhood]






2. Both big 5 traits & some personality disorder - compared to selected groups even if they don't make sense - Ex: 'I like cake'






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






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






5. Drugs:tranquilizers (Xanax - Valium) - psychotherapy: find repressed fear - cognitive: identify illogical thoughts






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






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

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






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






10. 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






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






12. No response to leaving or returning






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






14. Beliefs about the object






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






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






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






18. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures






19. Set of beliefs & impressions about a group of people - effect usually negative - [Cognition]






20. 1. Problem Focused: tackle the stressor head on - usually occurs when optimistic and believe we can achieve our goals 2. Emotion Focused: try to place a more positive outlook on emotions - engage in behaviors to reduce painful emotions






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






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






23. Worry that father will cut their penis off






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






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






26. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






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






28. 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






29. Both big 5 traits & some personality disorder - compared to selected groups even if they don't make sense - Ex: 'I like cake'






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






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






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

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33. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






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






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






36. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






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






38. 1. Problem Focused: tackle the stressor head on - usually occurs when optimistic and believe we can achieve our goals 2. Emotion Focused: try to place a more positive outlook on emotions - engage in behaviors to reduce painful emotions






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






40. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






41. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






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






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






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






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






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






47. Inconsistent behavior/confused






48. 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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49. 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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50. 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