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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Influence resulting from a persons desire to gain approval or to avoid disapproval from others






2. 1. Paranoid: delusions of persecution or grandeur 2. Disorganized: incoherence - delusions - hallucinations 3. Catatonic: frozen/excited motor behavior 4. Undifferentiated: all of the above






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






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






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






6. No response to leaving or returning






7. Discomfort created when our attitudes do not match our behavior






8. Study of the mental illness of the brain






9. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






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






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






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






13. Emotions about the object






14. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






15. Discomfort created when our attitudes do not match our behavior






16. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back






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






18. Pervasive loss of contact with reality - most severe psychopathology






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






20. Stop smoking - cut down on alcohol consumption - exercise to relieve stress and maintain healthy weight - eat healthy






21. 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






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






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






24. Partners outcomes are effected by each other - if one person is unhappy - so is the other person






25. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






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






27. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






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






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






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






31. Bio: genetic factors - physiology - Pysch: cognition - emotion - motivation - Social: society/media - community - family






32. Focus on the outcome of being in a situation that causes stress - stress is a physiological response Ex: fight or flight vs General Adaptation Syndrome






33. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






34. Physical vs. social interaction






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






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






37. Pervasive loss of contact with reality - most severe psychopathology






38. Name given to a substantial and long-sustained increase in intelligence test scores measured in many parts of the world






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






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






41. Goal is to change therapy - focus on reinforcing desired behaviors and eliminating undesired behaviors






42. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






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






44. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






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






46. Sexually desire their mother






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






48. Influence resulting from a person's willingness to accept others opinions about reality






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






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