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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. 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






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






3. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back






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






5. I. Clinical Disorders (alcohol dependence) II. Personality Disorders & Mental Retardation (antisocial personality disorder) III. Medical Conditions (cirrhosis of liver) IV. Social Functioning & stressors (death of child - marital stress) V. Global as






6. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






7. Gap between your actual developmental level and your potential developmental level [Vygotsky's]






8. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






9. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






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






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






12. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






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






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






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






23. High in consistency - distinctiveness - consensus - the situation is the cause






24. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






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






26. 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?






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






28. 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






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






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






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






33. 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






34. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






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






36. Physical vs. social interaction






37. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






38. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






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






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






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






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






43. 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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44. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






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






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






47. Maladaptive behavior - interferes with ability to function - impairment alone is not enough (laziness)






48. 1. Problem Focused: tackle the stressor head on - usually occurs when optimistic and believe we can achieve our goals 2. Emotion Focused: try to place a more positive outlook on emotions - engage in behaviors to reduce painful emotions






49. 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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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