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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Both big 5 traits & some personality disorder - compared to selected groups even if they don't make sense - Ex: 'I like cake'






2. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






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






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






5. Beliefs about the object






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






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






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






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






10. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






11. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






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






13. 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






14. Resolution of phallic stage conflicts that lead to extended break until puberty






15. 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






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






17. Should I make decisions on my own - or listen to others? [childhood]






18. Interpret ambiguous items where answers are meaningful - Ex: Rorschach Inkblots






19. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






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






21. Interpret ambiguous items where answers are meaningful - Ex: Rorschach Inkblots






22. 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






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






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






25. 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?






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






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






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






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






30. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






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






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






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






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






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






36. Raise generation that stereotypes don't exist - long and slow process






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






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






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






40. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






41. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






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






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






44. 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






45. Thoughts and actions are identical - acquisition of object permanence - A not B error (preservation) - [Piaget]






46. Do I have self control; am I in charge of my life? [childhood]






47. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






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






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






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