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Elementary Psychology

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






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






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






4. Can I form a committed relationship with another individual? [adolescence]






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






6. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






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






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






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






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






11. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






12. 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






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






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






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






16. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






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






18. Sexually desire their mother






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






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






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






22. Study of the mental illness of the brain






23. 1. Problem Focused: tackle the stressor head on - usually occurs when optimistic and believe we can achieve our goals 2. Emotion Focused: try to place a more positive outlook on emotions - engage in behaviors to reduce painful emotions






24. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






31. First developed to treat depression - attempts to remove irrational thoughts/beliefs that were thought to be the cause of the problem






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






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






34. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






35. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






36. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






37. Can I form a committed relationship with another individual? [adolescence]






38. 1) untestable 2) evidence that social roles may be more important 3) too deterministic






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






40. Gap between your actual developmental level and your potential developmental level [Vygotsky's]






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






42. 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?






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






44. 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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45. 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






46. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






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






48. 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






49. Study of the relationship between mind and boy - health and illness behavior






50. Change behavior - change attitude