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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Pleasure from your own sexual organs - start of masturbation






2. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






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






4. Detachment from reality - often associated with delusions - hallucinations - and disorganized thoughts - 'split-mind'






5. Unhappy - lonely - often produces physical or emotional pain - distress alone is not enough (mania - psychopathy)






6. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






7. 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






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






9. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






10. Inconsistent behavior/confused






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






12. Inconsistent behavior/confused






13. Worry that father will cut their penis off






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






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






16. 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






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






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






19. 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






20. Change behavior - change attitude






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






22. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






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






24. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






25. Dental students were given a puncture wound in their mouth and measure how long it would heal - Results: wounds took longer to heal during exams than during the summer (stress)






26. Raise generation that stereotypes don't exist - long and slow process






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






34. Influence resulting from a persons desire to gain approval or to avoid disapproval from others






35. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






36. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






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






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






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






40. Change behavior - change attitude






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






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






43. Study of the mental illness of the brain






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






45. Interpret ambiguous items where answers are meaningful - Ex: Rorschach Inkblots






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






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






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






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






50. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding







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