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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Abnormal behavior is a disease/illness - not the patients fault - Treatment: asylum house - bloodletting






2. Physical vs. social interaction






3. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






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






5. Measure personality in basic units - named factors A - B - C - etc. - identified 16 factors - [ex=intelligence - boldness - insecurity - self-discipline - tension]


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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






13. Most common/successful intelligence test






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






15. Sexually desire their mother






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






17. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






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






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






20. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






21. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back






22. 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?






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






24. Ask for a large favor first - followed up with something much smaller - if you say no - you may feel guilty and may say yes to a more reasonable request






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






26. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






27. Teachers may treat students differently depending on what the teacher believes about the students IQ






28. Infrequent & uncommon - rarity alone is not enough - many mental disorders are not really rare (Depression)






29. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






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






31. Stop smoking - cut down on alcohol consumption - exercise to relieve stress and maintain healthy weight - eat healthy






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






33. Scientific study of the thoughts - feelings - and behaviors of individuals as they are shaped by the actual - implied - or imagined presence of others






34. Inconsistent behavior/confused






35. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






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






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






38. Gradually pair feared object with feelings of cal/relaxation - progressively fearful things are confronted






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






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


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






42. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






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






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






45. 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?






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






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






48. No response to leaving or returning






49. Deinstitutionalization: worked for some - but not all - diagnosis based on symptoms - Treatment: therapy - drugs






50. 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