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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Able to see that products/objects are not changing even if they undergo a transformation






2. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






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






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






5. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






6. Process by which social forces are internalized in infants - mastering skills by interacting with others - [Vygotsky's]






7. Men: easy to reproduce - want fertility - Women: pregnancy-> picky - want stability






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






9. 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






10. No response to leaving or returning






11. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






12. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






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






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






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






16. 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






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. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






19. Men: easy to reproduce - want fertility - Women: pregnancy-> picky - want stability






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






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






22. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






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






24. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






25. Oedipus complex - realize father is a sexual rival/more powerful - castration complex - learn to identify with father






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






27. 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






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






29. Inferences about the cause of behavior - help us create attitudes about ourselves/others






30. High in consistency; low in distinctiveness - consensus - the person is the cause






31. Physical vs. social interaction






32. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






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






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






35. Study of the relationship between mind and boy - health and illness behavior






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






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






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






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






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






41. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






42. 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






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






44. 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






45. Should I make decisions on my own - or listen to others? [childhood]






46. Most common/successful intelligence test






47. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






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






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






50. Releases stress hormones - disregulated in individuals experiencing chronic stress - can suppress the immune system