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Elementary Psychology

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






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






3. Sexually desire their mother






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






5. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






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






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






8. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






9. 1. Intrustions: thinking about it when you don't want to 2. Avoidance: avoid anything that reminds you of the incident 3. Arousal: physically aroused from stimuli of event






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






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






12. We all want a positive self-esteem - self includes group membership: 'my group is better than yours'






13. 1. covariate: look for cause of behavior 2. consistency: does this pairing always occur? 3. distinctiveness: is this behavior rare in terms of frequency 4. consensus: do other people react the same way?

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14. 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






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






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






17. Evil spirits inhibited the body - believed witches had mental illness - Treatment: exorcism






18. First developed to treat depression - attempts to remove irrational thoughts/beliefs that were thought to be the cause of the problem






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Complying with a request due to the perception that the requestor has a legit right to make the request






28. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






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






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






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






32. Against culture norms - behavior often paired with societal disapproval - disapproval is not enough (sexism - racism)






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






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






35. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






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






37. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures






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






39. 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)






40. Worry that father will cut their penis off






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






42. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






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






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. Abstract thinking develops - final stage - [Piaget]






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






47. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






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






49. 1. covariate: look for cause of behavior 2. consistency: does this pairing always occur? 3. distinctiveness: is this behavior rare in terms of frequency 4. consensus: do other people react the same way?

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