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






3. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






4. Most common/successful intelligence test






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






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






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






8. Evil spirits inhibited the body - believed witches had mental illness - Treatment: exorcism






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






21. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






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






23. Sexually desire their mother






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






25. Gap between current outcomes and the comparison level for alternatives (CLalt) - CLalt: next best relationship you could have






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






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






28. 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






29. Overt behavior consistent with social norms that are not privately accepted (external)






30. 1. Primary: must perceive that event is a threat to personal goals 2. Secondary: must conclude that resources to meet demands of event are unavailable






31. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






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






33. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






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






35. Against culture norms - behavior often paired with societal disapproval - disapproval is not enough (sexism - racism)






36. Sexually desire their mother






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






38. 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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39. 1. Intrustions: thinking about it when you don't want to 2. Avoidance: avoid anything that reminds you of the incident 3. Arousal: physically aroused from stimuli of event






40. 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






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






42. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






43. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






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






45. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






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






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






48. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






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






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