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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






2. Name given to a substantial and long-sustained increase in intelligence test scores measured in many parts of the world






3. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






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






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






6. Pervasive loss of contact with reality - most severe psychopathology






7. 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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8. Beliefs about the object






9. Worry that father will cut their penis off






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






11. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






12. Measuring the ability to concentrate - similarities: how are a thermometer and a ruler alike? - vocabulary: what does covert mean? - information: who was George Washington Carver?






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






14. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






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






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






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






18. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






19. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






20. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






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






22. If there are traits to describe human behavior - then we must have a word for them






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






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






25. Raise generation that stereotypes don't exist - long and slow process






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






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






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






35. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






36. 1. Statistical Deviance 2. Cultural Deviance 3. Emotional Distress 4. Dysfunction






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






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






39. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






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






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






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






43. We behave as we do because it was adaptive for our ancestors






44. 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






45. Most common/successful intelligence test






46. Do I have unique abilities and skills? [childhood]






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






48. Reward desired behavior with tangible token that can be exchanged for goods/privileges






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






50. Scientific study of the thoughts - feelings - and behaviors of individuals as they are shaped by the actual - implied - or imagined presence of others