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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






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






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






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






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






6. Inconsistent behavior/confused






7. Line judgement task with 1 participant - 6 confederates - bogus confederate responses






8. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 1) development is more continues than stage-like 2) changing procedures a little bit changes results a lot 3) methods culturally biased

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16. Emotions about the object






17. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






24. Reward desired behavior with tangible token that can be exchanged for goods/privileges






25. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






26. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






27. Sheriff study at boys camp - Three Stages: Ingroup Formation - Friction Phase - Integration Phase






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






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






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






31. No response to leaving or returning






32. Highlight negative thoughts - therapists work to change thoughts and focus on interpretation of events






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






34. Prior testing - medication - educational history - significant medical events






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






36. Change behavior - change attitude






37. 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






38. Have I contributed to the world in some meaningful way? [adulthood]






39. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






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






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






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






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






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






45. Beliefs about the object






46. Most common/successful intelligence test






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






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






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






50. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse