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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Oedipus complex - realize father is a sexual rival/more powerful - castration complex - learn to identify with father






2. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






3. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






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






5. Beliefs about the object






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






7. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






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






9. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






10. Study of the mental illness of the brain






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






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






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






14. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






15. 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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16. Emotions about the object






17. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






18. Gap between your actual developmental level and your potential developmental level [Vygotsky's]






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






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






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






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

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23. Lived in End of Romatic Era (emphasis on expression - art - passion - sexuality relatively liberal) -grew up in Victorian Age (sexuality is taboo - emphasis on public decency/morality - paternal) -mothers first born and favorite child -love/hate rela

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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. 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?






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






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






28. We behave as we do because it was adaptive for our ancestors






29. Describes prolonged stress response in three stages 1. Alarm: fight or flight 2. Resistance: body uses resources to resist stress 3. Exhaustion: physiological response is depleted - become susceptible to illness/disease






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






31. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






32. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






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






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






35. 1. Paranoid: delusions of persecution or grandeur 2. Disorganized: incoherence - delusions - hallucinations 3. Catatonic: frozen/excited motor behavior 4. Undifferentiated: all of the above






36. 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






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






38. Worry that father will cut their penis off






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






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






41. 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






42. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






43. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






44. Increase in symbolic thought - egocentrism - language development - [Piaget]






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






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






47. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






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






49. 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






50. 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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