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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. 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






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






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






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






6. 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






7. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






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






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






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






11. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






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






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






14. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






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






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






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






18. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






19. 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






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






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






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






24. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






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






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






27. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






28. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






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






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






31. Emotions about the object






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






33. Worry that father will cut their penis off






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






35. Partners outcomes are effected by each other - if one person is unhappy - so is the other person






36. 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)






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






38. Both big 5 traits & some personality disorder - compared to selected groups even if they don't make sense - Ex: 'I like cake'






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






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






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






42. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






43. 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






44. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






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






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






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






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






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