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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






2. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Physical vs. social interaction






11. Emotions about the object






12. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






13. Pleasure from anus - successful toilet training=passage through






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






15. Abnormal behavior is a disease/illness - not the patients fault - Treatment: asylum house - bloodletting






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






17. Focus on identifying different types of events that are considered stressful by most people - Ex: Catastrophic Events - Major Life Events - Daily Hassles






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






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






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






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






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






23. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






24. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






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






26. Mix of biology and psychology - biological predisposition & perhaps environmental stressor involved






27. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






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






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






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






31. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






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






33. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






34. No response to leaving or returning






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






36. 1. covariate: look for cause of behavior 2. consistency: does this pairing always occur? 3. distinctiveness: is this behavior rare in terms of frequency 4. consensus: do other people react the same way?

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






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






39. Uncontrollable and inescapable exposure to stressors that can lead to disease/disability - Ex: distant - chronic - acute






40. 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






41. Set of beliefs & impressions about a group of people - effect usually negative - [Cognition]






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






43. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






44. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






45. Sexually desire their mother






46. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






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






48. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






49. Inferences about the cause of behavior - help us create attitudes about ourselves/others






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