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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Discomfort created when our attitudes do not match our behavior






2. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






3. Emotions about the object






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






5. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






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






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






8. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures






19. 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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20. High in consistency - distinctiveness - consensus - the situation is the cause






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






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






24. Emotions about the object






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






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






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






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






29. Mediator between Id & superego - mostly conscious and preconscious - guided by reality principal - uses defense mechanisms






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






31. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back






32. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






33. Will others fulfill my needs - or am I on my own? [childhood]






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






35. Learned behaviors weaken over time if not reinforced - remove maladaptive behavior by removing any reinforcement for it - removal of phobias/anxiety






36. 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






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






38. Shared expectations in a group about how particular people are supposed to behave






39. 1. Conscientiousness 2. Agreeableness 3. Neuroticism 4. Openness 5. Extraversion






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






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






42. Change behavior - change attitude






43. High in consistency - distinctiveness - consensus - the situation is the cause






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






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






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






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






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






50. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives