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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Discomfort created when our attitudes do not match our behavior






2. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






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






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






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






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






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






8. Good stressor that motivates the individual to make necessary changes - Ex: being too hot motivates you to take off coat






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






10. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






11. Anti-psychotic drugs (Thorazine - Haidol) - no cure - only treatment






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






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






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






15. Advantages: clear expectations & goals - fast & cheap - disadvantages: no underlying thoughts revealed






16. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






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






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






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






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






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






22. Focus on irrational distorted thoughts - identify distortions - change them to be more realistic






23. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






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






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






26. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






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






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






29. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






30. Learned behaviors weaken over time if not reinforced - remove maladaptive behavior by removing any reinforcement for it - removal of phobias/anxiety






31. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






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






33. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






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






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






36. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






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






38. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






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






40. High in consistency; low in distinctiveness - consensus - the person is the cause






41. 1. Conscientiousness 2. Agreeableness 3. Neuroticism 4. Openness 5. Extraversion






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






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






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






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






46. Lived in End of Romatic Era (emphasis on expression - art - passion - sexuality relatively liberal) -grew up in Victorian Age (sexuality is taboo - emphasis on public decency/morality - paternal) -mothers first born and favorite child -love/hate rela

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47. 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






48. 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)






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






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