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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Advantages: clear expectations & goals - fast & cheap - disadvantages: no underlying thoughts revealed






2. Line judgement task with 1 participant - 6 confederates - bogus confederate responses






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






4. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






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






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






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






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






9. Overt behavior consistent with social norms that are not privately accepted (external)






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






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






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






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






14. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






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






16. Influence resulting from a person's willingness to accept others opinions about reality






17. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






18. Worry that father will cut their penis off






19. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






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






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






22. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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23. Describes prolonged stress response in three stages 1. Alarm: fight or flight 2. Resistance: body uses resources to resist stress 3. Exhaustion: physiological response is depleted - become susceptible to illness/disease






24. No response to leaving or returning






25. Advantages: clear expectations & goals - fast & cheap - disadvantages: no underlying thoughts revealed






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






28. Acceptance of one's life - both successes & failures [adulthood]






29. Physical vs. social interaction






30. No response to leaving or returning






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






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






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






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






35. Physical vs. social interaction






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






37. 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






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






39. I. Clinical Disorders (alcohol dependence) II. Personality Disorders & Mental Retardation (antisocial personality disorder) III. Medical Conditions (cirrhosis of liver) IV. Social Functioning & stressors (death of child - marital stress) V. Global as






40. 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






41. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






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






43. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






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






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






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






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






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

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49. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






50. Intended to reflect what you have already learned