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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. If there are traits to describe human behavior - then we must have a word for them






2. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






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






4. Do I have a unified sense of self? [adolescence]






5. No response to leaving or returning






6. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






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






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






9. Oedipus complex - realize father is a sexual rival/more powerful - castration complex - learn to identify with father






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






11. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






12. Teachers may treat students differently depending on what the teacher believes about the students IQ






13. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






14. Provides objective - well-defined classification system including specific symptoms - does not suggest cures/therapy - 5 axes






15. Depressed mood - loss of interest/pleasure - change in appetite/weight - sleep disturbance - psychomotor agitation - feelings of worthlessness/guilt






16. Set of beliefs & impressions about a group of people - effect usually negative - [Cognition]






17. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






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






19. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






20. Can I form a committed relationship with another individual? [adolescence]






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






22. Change behavior - change attitude






23. Do I have a unified sense of self? [adolescence]






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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Emotions about the object






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






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






35. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






36. High in consistency; low in distinctiveness - consensus - the person is the cause






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






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






39. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






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






41. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Inconsistent behavior/confused






49. Process by which social forces are internalized in infants - mastering skills by interacting with others - [Vygotsky's]






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