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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Drugs:tranquilizers (Xanax - Valium) - psychotherapy: find repressed fear - cognitive: identify illogical thoughts






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






8. Increase in symbolic thought - egocentrism - language development - [Piaget]






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






10. 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






11. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






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






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






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






15. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






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






17. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






18. Most common/successful intelligence test






19. Goal is to change therapy - focus on reinforcing desired behaviors and eliminating undesired behaviors






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






21. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






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






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






24. 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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25. 1) Loss of responsibility for teachers 2) situational obligation 3) science as a legit institution






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






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






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






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






30. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






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






32. Drugs:tranquilizers (Xanax - Valium) - psychotherapy: find repressed fear - cognitive: identify illogical thoughts






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






34. Influence resulting from a person's willingness to accept others opinions about reality






35. Monkeys preferred the comfortable mom vs the mom that provided food - contact comfort

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36. + Focus on thoughts as cause of behavior - leads us to lasting change in behavior - harder to change thoughts than behavior - time consuming






37. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






38. 1. Paranoid: delusions of persecution or grandeur 2. Disorganized: incoherence - delusions - hallucinations 3. Catatonic: frozen/excited motor behavior 4. Undifferentiated: all of the above






39. Partners outcomes are effected by each other - if one person is unhappy - so is the other person






40. Study of the mental illness of the brain






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






42. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






43. 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






44. Study of the individuals - by observation - with the intention of promoting change






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






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






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






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






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






50. Sexually desire their mother