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Elementary Psychology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. We behave as we do because it was adaptive for our ancestors
Criteria for Abnormal
The Big Five
Rosenhan Experiment
Evolutionary Psych
2. Pleasure from anus - successful toilet training=passage through
Informational Influence
anal stage
Public Conformity
disorganized attachment
3. Teachers may treat students differently depending on what the teacher believes about the students IQ
Stanley Milgram Study
boy phallic stage
WAIS
Pygmalion effect
4. 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
Working Memory
projective tests
Intimacy vs Isolation
The Modern Model of Psychopathology
5. Genetic component & environmental conditioning
Causes for Phobias
anal stage
Discrimination
Major Depressive Disorder Symptoms
6. Gap between current outcomes and the comparison level for alternatives (CLalt) - CLalt: next best relationship you could have
Prejudice
Dependence
formal operational
Cialdini's Compliance
7. Physical vs. social interaction
difference between piaget and vygotsky
Treatment for Schizophrenia
Promoting Healthy Behaviors
Stanley Milgram Study
8. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior
Variation of Stanley Milgram Study
phallic stage
Trait Theory
Internalized Standard
9. Objects are remembered even when out of sight
Causes for Phobias
object permanence
concrete operational
Generativity vs Stagnation
10. Will others fulfill my needs - or am I on my own? [childhood]
TriPartite Model: Affect
Trust vs Mistrust
DSM-IV-TR
latency stage
11. Physical vs. social interaction
difference between piaget and vygotsky
genital stage
conservation
Ecclectic Therapists
12. 1) untestable 2) evidence that social roles may be more important 3) too deterministic
Ecclectic Therapists
lexical hypothesis
Criticisms of Attraction Theory
Basic Cognitive Therapy
13. Most common type of therapy - combo of behavioral and cognitive therapy - focus on changing thoughts and behaviors using learning and conditioning methods
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Intimacy vs Isolation
TriPartite Model: Affect
Biopsychosocial Model
14. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something
Behavior Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Attitude
Phobia Treatments
15. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior
General Adaptation Syndrome
DSM Axes
Shaping
Foot in the Door
16. Behavior that negatively affects a group of people - [Behavior]
Sheridan & King Study
electra complex
Discrimination
oedipus complex
17. Should I make decisions on my own - or listen to others? [childhood]
Industry vs Inferiority
Initiative vs Guilt
zone of proximal development
TriPartite Model: Cognition
18. Unhappy - lonely - often produces physical or emotional pain - distress alone is not enough (mania - psychopathy)
difference between piaget and vygotsky
TriPartite Model: Cognition
Emotional Distress
Social Psychology
19. Worry that father will cut their penis off
Informational Influence
DSM Axes
Behavior: Adv/Disadv
castration complex
20. Both big 5 traits & some personality disorder - compared to selected groups even if they don't make sense - Ex: 'I like cake'
Stress as a Response
MMPI
Adv/Disadv of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Dependence
21. Sheriff study at boys camp - Three Stages: Ingroup Formation - Friction Phase - Integration Phase
Behavior: Extinction Method
Realistic Conflict
Cooperation
External Attribution
22. 1. Paranoid: delusions of persecution or grandeur 2. Disorganized: incoherence - delusions - hallucinations 3. Catatonic: frozen/excited motor behavior 4. Undifferentiated: all of the above
projective tests
Four Subtypes of Schizophrenia
Informational Influence
Cognitive Therapy
23. We all want a positive self-esteem - self includes group membership: 'my group is better than yours'
achievement test
anal stage
Kelley's Covariation Model
Social Identity
24. Oedipus complex - realize father is a sexual rival/more powerful - castration complex - learn to identify with father
Satisfaction
anxiety
boy phallic stage
Major Depressive Disorder Symptoms
25. Dental students were given a puncture wound in their mouth and measure how long it would heal - Results: wounds took longer to heal during exams than during the summer (stress)
Trait Theory
Token Economy
Marucha Study
Dependence
26. 1. Checked into mental hospital for hearing voices 2. admitted for observation 3. they behaved as they normally would
Internal Attribution
internalization
Rosenhan Experiment
electra complex
27. No response to leaving or returning
Stressors as Stimuli
egocentrism
insecure-avoidant attachment
formal operational
28. Able to see that products/objects are not changing even if they undergo a transformation
Foot in the Door
attachment
conservation
lexical hypothesis
29. Foot in the door vs door in the face
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30. 1. covariate: look for cause of behavior 2. consistency: does this pairing always occur? 3. distinctiveness: is this behavior rare in terms of frequency 4. consensus: do other people react the same way?
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31. Uncontrollable and inescapable exposure to stressors that can lead to disease/disability - Ex: distant - chronic - acute
anxiety
Behavior Therapy
Internal Attribution
Distress
32. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back
secure attachment
genital stage
Normative Influence
WAIS
33. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return
Cognitive Dissonance
Internal Attribution
insecure-anxious attachment
Sheridan & King Study
34. 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
projective tests
Attributions
DSM Axes
Rosenhan Experiment
35. Against culture norms - behavior often paired with societal disapproval - disapproval is not enough (sexism - racism)
Prejudice
concrete operational
Cultural Deviance
Behavior: Extinction Method
36. Name given to a substantial and long-sustained increase in intelligence test scores measured in many parts of the world
Flynn Effect
Identity vs Role Confusion
Trust vs Mistrust
Internal Attribution
37. Goal is to change therapy - focus on reinforcing desired behaviors and eliminating undesired behaviors
Behavior Therapy
Basic Cognitive Therapy
To Reduce Dissonance...
insecure-anxious attachment
38. Will others fulfill my needs - or am I on my own? [childhood]
Trust vs Mistrust
castration complex
Eustress
Demonic Model of Psychopathology
39. Advantages: clear expectations & goals - fast & cheap - disadvantages: no underlying thoughts revealed
projective tests
Stressors as Stimuli
Behavior: Adv/Disadv
Token Economy
40. Releases stress hormones - disregulated in individuals experiencing chronic stress - can suppress the immune system
Demonic Model of Psychopathology
girl phallic stage
GAD Treatments
HPA axis
41. If there are traits to describe human behavior - then we must have a word for them
MMPI
lexical hypothesis
Things that can influence IQ scores
DSM-IV-TR
42. Gap between your actual developmental level and your potential developmental level [Vygotsky's]
Biopsychosocial Model
zone of proximal development
Marucha Study
Cialdini's Compliance
43. Gap between current outcomes and the comparison level (CL) - compared to TV - family - friends - past partners - etc
Promoting Healthy Behaviors
Satisfaction
oral stage
DSM Axes
44. Do I have unique abilities and skills? [childhood]
Industry vs Inferiority
projective tests
Stress as a Transaction
Interdependence Theory
45. 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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46. Stop smoking - cut down on alcohol consumption - exercise to relieve stress and maintain healthy weight - eat healthy
castration complex
Stanley Milgram Study
Promoting Healthy Behaviors
Anxiety Disorder
47. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior
Cognitive Therapy
Sheridan & King Study
Stress as a Response
Behavior: Reinforcement Method
48. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments
Processing Speed
electra complex
Id
Sternbergs Triangle Theory
49. Strict moral guide - conscious - preconscious - and unconscious - tries to repress Id's demands - guided by idealistic principal
Satisfaction
Criticisms of Piaget's Theory
Superego
Stress
50. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior
disorganized attachment
Trait Theory
Causes for Phobias
difference between piaget and vygotsky