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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Reward desired behavior with tangible token that can be exchanged for goods/privileges






2. Beliefs about the object






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






4. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures






5. 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






6. Inconsistent behavior/confused






7. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






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






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






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






11. Infrequent & uncommon - rarity alone is not enough - many mental disorders are not really rare (Depression)






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






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






14. 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






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






16. Emotions about the object






17. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






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






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






20. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






21. 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






22. No response to leaving or returning






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






24. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






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






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






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






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






29. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






30. Most common type of therapy - combo of behavioral and cognitive therapy - focus on changing thoughts and behaviors using learning and conditioning methods






31. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






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






33. 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)






34. Abnormal behavior is a disease/illness - not the patients fault - Treatment: asylum house - bloodletting






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






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






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






38. Physical vs. social interaction






39. Beliefs about the object






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






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






42. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






43. Deinstitutionalization: worked for some - but not all - diagnosis based on symptoms - Treatment: therapy - drugs






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






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






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






47. Prior testing - medication - educational history - significant medical events






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






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






50. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner