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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Acceptance of one's life - both successes & failures [adulthood]






2. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






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






4. Pleasure from the mouth (sucking) - stems from need for breast milk






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






6. Physical vs. social interaction






7. Chronic/excessive worry - unrealistic fears - physical stress - tense - jumpy - can't be attributed to one source






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Focus on the outcome of being in a situation that causes stress - stress is a physiological response Ex: fight or flight vs General Adaptation Syndrome






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






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






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






19. Inconsistent behavior/confused






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






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






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






23. Do I have unique abilities and skills? [childhood]






24. 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






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






26. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






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






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






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






30. 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






31. Bio: genetic factors - physiology - Pysch: cognition - emotion - motivation - Social: society/media - community - family






32. Most common type of therapy - combo of behavioral and cognitive therapy - focus on changing thoughts and behaviors using learning and conditioning methods






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






34. Influence resulting from a persons desire to gain approval or to avoid disapproval from others






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






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






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






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






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






40. Built a mock prison at Stanford and paid students to play the roles of prisons and guards - Results: power of social roles took over - promotes brutality






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






42. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






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






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






45. Discomfort created when our attitudes do not match our behavior






46. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






47. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






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






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






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