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Elementary Psychology

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






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






3. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






4. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






5. Worry that father will cut their penis off






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






7. Beliefs about the object






8. Foot in the door vs door in the face


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






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






11. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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?






24. Infrequent & uncommon - rarity alone is not enough - many mental disorders are not really rare (Depression)






25. Beliefs about the object






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






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






28. Emotions about the object






29. 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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






36. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back






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






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






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






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


41. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






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






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






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






45. Pleasure from your own sexual organs - start of masturbation






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






47. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






48. Highlight negative thoughts - therapists work to change thoughts and focus on interpretation of events






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






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