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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Strict moral guide - conscious - preconscious - and unconscious - tries to repress Id's demands - guided by idealistic principal






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






3. Completely unconscious - home of sex & aggression instincts - guided by pleasure principal - comes out in dreams






4. Able to see that products/objects are not changing even if they undergo a transformation






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






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






7. Worry that father will cut their penis off






8. If there are traits to describe human behavior - then we must have a word for them






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






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






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






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






13. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






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






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






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






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






18. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






19. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






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






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






22. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






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






24. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures






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






26. Give up short-term - selfish desires for the long-term good of the relationship






27. 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)






28. Strict moral guide - conscious - preconscious - and unconscious - tries to repress Id's demands - guided by idealistic principal






29. 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






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






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






32. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






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






34. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






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






36. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






37. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






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






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






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






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






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






43. Shared expectations in a group about how particular people are supposed to behave






44. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






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






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






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






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






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






50. Objects are remembered even when out of sight