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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






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






3. Uncontrollable and inescapable exposure to stressors that can lead to disease/disability - Ex: distant - chronic - acute






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






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






6. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






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






8. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






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






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






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






12. Maladaptive behavior - interferes with ability to function - impairment alone is not enough (laziness)






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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures






24. Beliefs about the object






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






26. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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






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






29. 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






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






31. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






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






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






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






35. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






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






37. Physical vs. social interaction






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






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






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






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






42. 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






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

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






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






46. Name given to a substantial and long-sustained increase in intelligence test scores measured in many parts of the world






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






48. Inconsistent behavior/confused






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






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