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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Intended to predict your ability to learn a new skill






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






3. No response to leaving or returning






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Foot in the door vs door in the face


11. Sheriff study at boys camp - Three Stages: Ingroup Formation - Friction Phase - Integration Phase






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






13. 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






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






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






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






17. Study of the mental illness of the brain






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


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






20. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






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






22. 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)






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






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






25. Reward desired behavior with tangible token that can be exchanged for goods/privileges






26. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures






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






28. 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






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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






35. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






36. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






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






38. Do I have unique abilities and skills? [childhood]






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






40. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






41. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






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






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


44. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






45. 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?






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






47. Study of the mental illness of the brain






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






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






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