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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Strict moral guide - conscious - preconscious - and unconscious - tries to repress Id's demands - guided by idealistic principal






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






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






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






5. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






6. Emotions about the object






7. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






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






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






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






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






13. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






14. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






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






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






17. 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






18. 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






19. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






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






21. Emotions about the object






22. 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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23. Penis envy - blame mother for making them girls - desire for 'false penis' and childbirth






24. 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






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






26. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






27. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Gap between your actual developmental level and your potential developmental level [Vygotsky's]






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






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

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37. Gap between current outcomes and the comparison level for alternatives (CLalt) - CLalt: next best relationship you could have






38. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






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






40. Resolution of phallic stage conflicts that lead to extended break until puberty






41. 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






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






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






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






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






46. 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?






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






48. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






49. 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






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