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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






2. Most common/successful intelligence test






3. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






4. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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






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






7. Can I form a committed relationship with another individual? [adolescence]






8. Positive or negative evaluation of a group of people - [Affect]






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






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






11. Therapists that combine all of the perspectives in their work






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






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






14. Goal is to change therapy - focus on reinforcing desired behaviors and eliminating undesired behaviors






15. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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)






25. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






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






27. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






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






29. Detachment from reality - often associated with delusions - hallucinations - and disorganized thoughts - 'split-mind'






30. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






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






32. 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






33. + Focus on thoughts as cause of behavior - leads us to lasting change in behavior - harder to change thoughts than behavior - time consuming






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

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






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






37. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






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






39. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






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






41. Provides objective - well-defined classification system including specific symptoms - does not suggest cures/therapy - 5 axes






42. Highlight negative thoughts - therapists work to change thoughts and focus on interpretation of events






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






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






45. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






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






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






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






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






50. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner