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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






2. 1) Loss of responsibility for teachers 2) situational obligation 3) science as a legit institution






3. Study of the mental illness of the brain






4. Inferences about the cause of behavior - help us create attitudes about ourselves/others






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






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






7. Completely unconscious - home of sex & aggression instincts - guided by pleasure principal - comes out in dreams






8. Persistent - disproportionate fear of specific object or situation that presents no real danger (irrational) - interfere with daily life






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






10. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






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






12. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






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. Pleasure from your own sexual organs - start of masturbation






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






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






17. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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18. 1. Checked into mental hospital for hearing voices 2. admitted for observation 3. they behaved as they normally would






19. Focus on identifying different types of events that are considered stressful by most people - Ex: Catastrophic Events - Major Life Events - Daily Hassles






20. Physical vs. social interaction






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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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28. Most common mistake: quick to assume personality - forget circumstances & situation






29. Ask for a large favor first - followed up with something much smaller - if you say no - you may feel guilty and may say yes to a more reasonable request






30. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






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






32. Most common mistake: quick to assume personality - forget circumstances & situation






33. 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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34. Dental students were given a puncture wound in their mouth and measure how long it would heal - Results: wounds took longer to heal during exams than during the summer (stress)






35. Inconsistent behavior/confused






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






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






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






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






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






41. Most common/successful intelligence test






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






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






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






45. Emotions about the object






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






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






48. Emotions about the object






49. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back






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