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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back






2. Physical vs. social interaction






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






4. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






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. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






7. Shared expectations in a group about how particular people are supposed to behave






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






9. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






10. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






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






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






13. Uncontrollable and inescapable exposure to stressors that can lead to disease/disability - Ex: distant - chronic - acute






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






15. Complying with a request due to the perception that the requestor has a legit right to make the request






16. + Focus on thoughts as cause of behavior - leads us to lasting change in behavior - harder to change thoughts than behavior - time consuming






17. 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






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






19. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






20. 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






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






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






23. 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






24. Uncontrollable and inescapable exposure to stressors that can lead to disease/disability - Ex: distant - chronic - acute






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






26. Measure personality in basic units - named factors A - B - C - etc. - identified 16 factors - [ex=intelligence - boldness - insecurity - self-discipline - tension]

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






28. 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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29. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






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






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






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






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






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






35. We all want a positive self-esteem - self includes group membership: 'my group is better than yours'






36. Intended to predict your ability to learn a new skill






37. 1. Primary: must perceive that event is a threat to personal goals 2. Secondary: must conclude that resources to meet demands of event are unavailable






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






39. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






40. 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






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






42. 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






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






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






45. Behavior that negatively affects a group of people - [Behavior]






46. Emotions about the object






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






48. Most common type of therapy - combo of behavioral and cognitive therapy - focus on changing thoughts and behaviors using learning and conditioning methods






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






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