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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Reward desired behavior with tangible token that can be exchanged for goods/privileges






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






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






4. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






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






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. Study of the mental illness of the brain






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






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

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10. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






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






12. 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






13. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






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






15. 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?






16. Name given to a substantial and long-sustained increase in intelligence test scores measured in many parts of the world






17. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






18. Pervasive loss of contact with reality - most severe psychopathology






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. No response to leaving or returning






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






22. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






23. Evil spirits inhibited the body - believed witches had mental illness - Treatment: exorcism






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






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






26. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






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






28. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






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






30. Pervasive loss of contact with reality - most severe psychopathology






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






32. Most common/successful intelligence test






33. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures






34. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






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






36. 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






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






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






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






40. Change behavior - change attitude






41. Discomfort created when our attitudes do not match our behavior






42. Worry that father will cut their penis off






43. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






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






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






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






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






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






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






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