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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Pleasure from the mouth (sucking) - stems from need for breast milk






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






3. 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)






4. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






5. Physical vs. social interaction






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






7. Reward desired behavior with tangible token that can be exchanged for goods/privileges






8. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






9. 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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10. 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






11. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






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






13. Pleasure from your own sexual organs - start of masturbation






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






15. 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)






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






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






18. 1. Statistical Deviance 2. Cultural Deviance 3. Emotional Distress 4. Dysfunction






19. 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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20. Oedipus complex - realize father is a sexual rival/more powerful - castration complex - learn to identify with father






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Should I make decisions on my own - or listen to others? [childhood]






29. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures






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






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






32. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






33. Beliefs about the object






34. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






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






36. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






37. Do I have a unified sense of self? [adolescence]






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






39. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






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






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






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






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






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






45. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






46. 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






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






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






49. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






50. 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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