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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Pleasure from the mouth (sucking) - stems from need for breast milk






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






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






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






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






6. No response to leaving or returning






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Most common/successful intelligence test






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






15. Inconsistent behavior/confused






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






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






18. Discomfort created when our attitudes do not match our behavior






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






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






21. Sexually desire their mother






22. Change behavior - change attitude






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






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






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






27. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






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






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






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






31. Worry that father will cut their penis off






32. 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






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






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






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






36. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back






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






38. Acceptance of one's life - both successes & failures [adulthood]






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






40. Acceptance of one's life - both successes & failures [adulthood]






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






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






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






44. Influence resulting from a persons desire to gain approval or to avoid disapproval from others






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






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






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






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






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






50. Predisposition to act - actions in the past