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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. No response to leaving or returning






2. Emotions about the object






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






4. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






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






6. Beliefs about the object






7. 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)






8. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back






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






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






11. Physical vs. social interaction






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






13. Distinctive and relatively enduring patterns of thinking - feeling - and acting






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






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






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






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






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






20. Monkeys preferred the comfortable mom vs the mom that provided food - contact comfort

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






22. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






23. Worry that father will cut their penis off






24. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






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






26. Mediator between Id & superego - mostly conscious and preconscious - guided by reality principal - uses defense mechanisms






27. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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






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






30. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






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






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






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






34. Do I have self control; am I in charge of my life? [childhood]






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






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






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






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






39. Detachment from reality - often associated with delusions - hallucinations - and disorganized thoughts - 'split-mind'






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






41. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures






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






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






44. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






45. Uncontrollable and inescapable exposure to stressors that can lead to disease/disability - Ex: distant - chronic - acute






46. Change behavior - change attitude






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






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






50. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return