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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Resolution of phallic stage conflicts that lead to extended break until puberty






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






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






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






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






6. Do I have unique abilities and skills? [childhood]






7. Depressed mood - loss of interest/pleasure - change in appetite/weight - sleep disturbance - psychomotor agitation - feelings of worthlessness/guilt






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






10. Emotions about the object






11. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






12. Worry that father will cut their penis off






13. Will others fulfill my needs - or am I on my own? [childhood]






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






15. 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






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






17. Completely unconscious - home of sex & aggression instincts - guided by pleasure principal - comes out in dreams






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






19. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






20. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






21. 1. Problem Focused: tackle the stressor head on - usually occurs when optimistic and believe we can achieve our goals 2. Emotion Focused: try to place a more positive outlook on emotions - engage in behaviors to reduce painful emotions






22. 1) untestable 2) evidence that social roles may be more important 3) too deterministic






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






24. Study of the mental illness of the brain






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






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






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






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






29. Change behavior - change attitude






30. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures






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






32. Will others fulfill my needs - or am I on my own? [childhood]






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






34. 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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35. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






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






37. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






38. Completely unconscious - home of sex & aggression instincts - guided by pleasure principal - comes out in dreams






39. Change behavior - change attitude






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






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






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






43. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






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






45. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






46. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






47. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






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






49. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






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