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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Beliefs about the object






2. Penis envy - blame mother for making them girls - desire for 'false penis' and childbirth






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






4. 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






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






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






7. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






8. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures






9. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






10. Gap between current outcomes and the comparison level for alternatives (CLalt) - CLalt: next best relationship you could have






11. Overt behavior consistent with social norms that are not privately accepted (external)






12. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






13. Physical vs. social interaction






14. Men: easy to reproduce - want fertility - Women: pregnancy-> picky - want stability






15. Persistent - disproportionate fear of specific object or situation that presents no real danger (irrational) - interfere with daily life






16. 1. Checked into mental hospital for hearing voices 2. admitted for observation 3. they behaved as they normally would






17. Overt behavior consistent with social norms that are not privately accepted (external)






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






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






20. Highlight negative thoughts - therapists work to change thoughts and focus on interpretation of events






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






22. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






23. Worry that father will cut their penis off






24. We behave as we do because it was adaptive for our ancestors






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






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






27. Sexually desire their mother






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






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






30. Behavior that negatively affects a group of people - [Behavior]






31. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






32. 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






33. Learned behaviors weaken over time if not reinforced - remove maladaptive behavior by removing any reinforcement for it - removal of phobias/anxiety






34. 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






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






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






37. 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






38. Gap between current outcomes and the comparison level (CL) - compared to TV - family - friends - past partners - etc






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






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






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






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






43. 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






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






45. Penis envy - blame mother for making them girls - desire for 'false penis' and childbirth






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






47. Built a mock prison at Stanford and paid students to play the roles of prisons and guards - Results: power of social roles took over - promotes brutality






48. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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






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