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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






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






3. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






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






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






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






7. 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






8. 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






9. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






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






11. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






12. 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






13. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






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. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






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






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






18. 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?






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






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






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






22. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






28. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






29. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






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






31. Do I have self control; am I in charge of my life? [childhood]






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






33. Study of the mental illness of the brain






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






35. First developed to treat depression - attempts to remove irrational thoughts/beliefs that were thought to be the cause of the problem






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






37. Worry that father will cut their penis off






38. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






39. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






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






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






42. Completely unconscious - home of sex & aggression instincts - guided by pleasure principal - comes out in dreams






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






44. 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






45. Most common/successful intelligence test






46. 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






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






48. Unhappy - lonely - often produces physical or emotional pain - distress alone is not enough (mania - psychopathy)






49. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






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