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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Most common mistake: quick to assume personality - forget circumstances & situation






2. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






3. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






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






6. 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






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






8. If there are traits to describe human behavior - then we must have a word for them






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. Abstract thinking develops - final stage - [Piaget]






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






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






13. Emotions about the object






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






15. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






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






17. 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






18. Emotions about the object






19. Anti-psychotic drugs (Thorazine - Haidol) - no cure - only treatment






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






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






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






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






24. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






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






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






27. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures






28. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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






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






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






32. 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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33. Study of the mental illness of the brain






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






35. Anti-psychotic drugs (Thorazine - Haidol) - no cure - only treatment






36. 1. Conscientiousness 2. Agreeableness 3. Neuroticism 4. Openness 5. Extraversion






37. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






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






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






40. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






41. Physical vs. social interaction






42. Worry that father will cut their penis off






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






50. Genetic component & environmental conditioning