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Elementary Psychology

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






2. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






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

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4. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






5. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






6. Physical vs. social interaction






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






8. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






9. Will others fulfill my needs - or am I on my own? [childhood]






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






11. 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






12. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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13. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






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






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






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






17. Ask for a large favor first - followed up with something much smaller - if you say no - you may feel guilty and may say yes to a more reasonable request






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






19. Should I make decisions on my own - or listen to others? [childhood]






20. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






21. Sexually desire their mother






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






24. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. Sexually desire their mother






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






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






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






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






37. Product of the interaction between individuals and their environment - subjective experience that depends on appraisal of situation






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






39. 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






40. Have I contributed to the world in some meaningful way? [adulthood]






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






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






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






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






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






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

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

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






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






50. Most common/successful intelligence test