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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Men: easy to reproduce - want fertility - Women: pregnancy-> picky - want stability






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






3. Advantages: clear expectations & goals - fast & cheap - disadvantages: no underlying thoughts revealed






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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






18. Most common type of therapy - combo of behavioral and cognitive therapy - focus on changing thoughts and behaviors using learning and conditioning methods






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






20. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back






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






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






23. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






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






25. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






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






27. Emotions about the object






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






29. 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






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






31. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






32. Change behavior - change attitude






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






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






35. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






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






37. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






38. 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






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






40. Sexually desire their mother






41. Physical vs. social interaction






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






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






44. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






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






46. Lived in End of Romatic Era (emphasis on expression - art - passion - sexuality relatively liberal) -grew up in Victorian Age (sexuality is taboo - emphasis on public decency/morality - paternal) -mothers first born and favorite child -love/hate rela

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47. 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






48. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






49. 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?






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