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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back






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






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






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






5. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






6. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






7. Can I form a committed relationship with another individual? [adolescence]






8. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






16. Describes prolonged stress response in three stages 1. Alarm: fight or flight 2. Resistance: body uses resources to resist stress 3. Exhaustion: physiological response is depleted - become susceptible to illness/disease






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






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






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






20. Pleasure from anus - successful toilet training=passage through






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






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






23. Physical vs. social interaction






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






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






26. Change behavior - change attitude






27. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






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






29. Study of the mental illness of the brain






30. Sexually desire their mother






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






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






33. Lived in End of Romatic Era (emphasis on expression - art - passion - sexuality relatively liberal) -grew up in Victorian Age (sexuality is taboo - emphasis on public decency/morality - paternal) -mothers first born and favorite child -love/hate rela

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34. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






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






36. Beliefs about the object






37. Study of the individuals - by observation - with the intention of promoting change






38. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






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






40. Scientific study of the thoughts - feelings - and behaviors of individuals as they are shaped by the actual - implied - or imagined presence of others






41. Inconsistent behavior/confused






42. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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43. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






44. 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






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






46. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






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






48. Uncontrollable and inescapable exposure to stressors that can lead to disease/disability - Ex: distant - chronic - acute






49. 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






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