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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Measuring the ability to concentrate - similarities: how are a thermometer and a ruler alike? - vocabulary: what does covert mean? - information: who was George Washington Carver?






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

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






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






5. 1. Intrustions: thinking about it when you don't want to 2. Avoidance: avoid anything that reminds you of the incident 3. Arousal: physically aroused from stimuli of event






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






8. Sexually desire their mother






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






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






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






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






13. Beliefs about the object






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






15. No response to leaving or returning






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






17. 1. Problem Focused: tackle the stressor head on - usually occurs when optimistic and believe we can achieve our goals 2. Emotion Focused: try to place a more positive outlook on emotions - engage in behaviors to reduce painful emotions






18. Worry that father will cut their penis off






19. 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






20. Mix of biology and psychology - biological predisposition & perhaps environmental stressor involved






21. Most common/successful intelligence test






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






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






24. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






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






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






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






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






29. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back






30. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






31. Change behavior - change attitude






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






33. 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






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






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






36. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






37. Study of the mental illness of the brain






38. High in consistency - distinctiveness - consensus - the situation is the cause






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






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






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






42. Good stressor that motivates the individual to make necessary changes - Ex: being too hot motivates you to take off coat






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






50. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity







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