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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Influence resulting from a persons desire to gain approval or to avoid disapproval from others






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






11. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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20. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures






21. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






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






23. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






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






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






27. No response to leaving or returning






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






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






30. Describes prolonged stress response in three stages 1. Alarm: fight or flight 2. Resistance: body uses resources to resist stress 3. Exhaustion: physiological response is depleted - become susceptible to illness/disease






31. Men: easy to reproduce - want fertility - Women: pregnancy-> picky - want stability






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






34. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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43. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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