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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






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






3. Foot in the door vs door in the face


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






5. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






6. Replication of Milgram study - same study but with administering shocks to puppies






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






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






16. Measuring the ability to concentrate - similarities: how are a thermometer and a ruler alike? - vocabulary: what does covert mean? - information: who was George Washington Carver?






17. 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






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






19. Measure personality in basic units - named factors A - B - C - etc. - identified 16 factors - [ex=intelligence - boldness - insecurity - self-discipline - tension]


20. Gradually pair feared object with feelings of cal/relaxation - progressively fearful things are confronted






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






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






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






24. Physical vs. social interaction






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






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






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






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






29. 1) development is more continues than stage-like 2) changing procedures a little bit changes results a lot 3) methods culturally biased


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






31. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






32. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






33. Maladaptive behavior - interferes with ability to function - impairment alone is not enough (laziness)






34. Emotions about the object






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






36. Increase in symbolic thought - egocentrism - language development - [Piaget]






37. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






38. Inconsistent behavior/confused






39. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






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






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






42. Resolution of phallic stage conflicts that lead to extended break until puberty






43. Focus on irrational distorted thoughts - identify distortions - change them to be more realistic






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






45. Focus on identifying different types of events that are considered stressful by most people - Ex: Catastrophic Events - Major Life Events - Daily Hassles






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






47. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






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






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






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