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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






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






3. Reward desired behavior with tangible token that can be exchanged for goods/privileges






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






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






6. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






7. 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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






18. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






19. Scientific study of the thoughts - feelings - and behaviors of individuals as they are shaped by the actual - implied - or imagined presence of others






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






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






22. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






23. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






24. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






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






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






27. Beliefs about the object






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






29. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






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






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






32. Therapists that combine all of the perspectives in their work






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






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






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






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






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






38. 1. Checked into mental hospital for hearing voices 2. admitted for observation 3. they behaved as they normally would






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






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






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






42. 1. Primary: must perceive that event is a threat to personal goals 2. Secondary: must conclude that resources to meet demands of event are unavailable






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






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






45. Most common/successful intelligence test






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






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






48. Penis envy - blame mother for making them girls - desire for 'false penis' and childbirth






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






50. 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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