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Elementary Psychology

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






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






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






4. 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






5. 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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6. No response to leaving or returning






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






8. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






9. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






10. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






11. Stop smoking - cut down on alcohol consumption - exercise to relieve stress and maintain healthy weight - eat healthy






12. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






13. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






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






15. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






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






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






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






19. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






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






21. Prior testing - medication - educational history - significant medical events






22. Can I form a committed relationship with another individual? [adolescence]






23. Maladaptive behavior - interferes with ability to function - impairment alone is not enough (laziness)






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






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






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






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






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






29. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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






31. Study of the mental illness of the brain






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






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






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






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






37. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






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






39. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






40. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






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






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






43. 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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44. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






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






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






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






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






49. Infrequent & uncommon - rarity alone is not enough - many mental disorders are not really rare (Depression)






50. Will normal - average people perform evil acts simply because an authority figure asks them to do so - Ex: voltage shocks up to lethal amount