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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Inferences about the cause of behavior - help us create attitudes about ourselves/others






2. Gradually pair feared object with feelings of cal/relaxation - progressively fearful things are confronted






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






4. Digit span: repeat a set of numbers backwards - arithmetic: If Jessica has 3 packs of gum with 4 packs each - how many sticks will she have for herself if she gives 2 sticks each to 3 friends






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






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






7. Strict moral guide - conscious - preconscious - and unconscious - tries to repress Id's demands - guided by idealistic principal






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






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






10. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






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






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






13. Abstract thinking develops - final stage - [Piaget]






14. Anti-psychotic drugs (Thorazine - Haidol) - no cure - only treatment






15. Beliefs about the object






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






17. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






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






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

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20. Intended to predict your ability to learn a new skill






21. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






22. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






23. Most common/successful intelligence test






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

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25. 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






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Physical vs. social interaction






37. Abnormal behavior is a disease/illness - not the patients fault - Treatment: asylum house - bloodletting






38. Drugs:tranquilizers (Xanax - Valium) - psychotherapy: find repressed fear - cognitive: identify illogical thoughts






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






40. Most common mistake: quick to assume personality - forget circumstances & situation






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






42. 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)






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






44. Limited resources - creates conflict over these resources - leads to hostility between groups






45. No response to leaving or returning






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






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






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






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






50. Interpret ambiguous items where answers are meaningful - Ex: Rorschach Inkblots







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