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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Gap between your actual developmental level and your potential developmental level [Vygotsky's]






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






3. We behave as we do because it was adaptive for our ancestors






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






5. No response to leaving or returning






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






7. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






8. 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






9. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






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






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






12. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






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






14. Ask for a small favor first - followed up with a larger request - if you say yes once - you are more likely to say yes later






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






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






17. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






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






19. 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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20. We all want a positive self-esteem - self includes group membership: 'my group is better than yours'






21. 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






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






23. 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






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






25. Will others fulfill my needs - or am I on my own? [childhood]






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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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






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






40. 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?






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






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






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






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






45. Depressed mood - loss of interest/pleasure - change in appetite/weight - sleep disturbance - psychomotor agitation - feelings of worthlessness/guilt






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






47. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






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






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






50. 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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