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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






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






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






4. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures






5. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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6. Physical vs. social interaction






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






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






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






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






11. Emotions about the object






12. Persistent - disproportionate fear of specific object or situation that presents no real danger (irrational) - interfere with daily life






13. 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






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






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

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16. Gap between current outcomes and the comparison level (CL) - compared to TV - family - friends - past partners - etc






17. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






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






19. 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






20. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






21. 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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22. 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






23. Able to see that products/objects are not changing even if they undergo a transformation






24. Convergence of individual's thoughts - feelings - or behavior towards a social norm






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






26. Bio: genetic factors - physiology - Pysch: cognition - emotion - motivation - Social: society/media - community - family






27. 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






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






29. Pleasure from the mouth (sucking) - stems from need for breast milk






30. Product of the interaction between individuals and their environment - subjective experience that depends on appraisal of situation






31. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






32. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






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






34. 1. Intrustions: thinking about it when you don't want to 2. Avoidance: avoid anything that reminds you of the incident 3. Arousal: physically aroused from stimuli of event






35. 1. Primary: must perceive that event is a threat to personal goals 2. Secondary: must conclude that resources to meet demands of event are unavailable






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






44. 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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45. Will normal - average people perform evil acts simply because an authority figure asks them to do so - Ex: voltage shocks up to lethal amount






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






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






48. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






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






50. Beliefs about the object