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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Advantages: clear expectations & goals - fast & cheap - disadvantages: no underlying thoughts revealed






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






3. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






4. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






5. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






6. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






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






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






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






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






11. Beliefs about the object






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






13. Mediator between Id & superego - mostly conscious and preconscious - guided by reality principal - uses defense mechanisms






14. Physical vs. social interaction






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






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






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






18. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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19. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






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






21. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






22. Should I make decisions on my own - or listen to others? [childhood]






23. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






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






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






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






27. Will normal - average people perform evil acts simply because an authority figure asks them to do so - Ex: voltage shocks up to lethal amount






28. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






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






30. Will others fulfill my needs - or am I on my own? [childhood]






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






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






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






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






35. Shared expectations in a group about how particular people are supposed to behave






36. Shared expectations in a group about how particular people are supposed to behave






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






38. 1. Problem Focused: tackle the stressor head on - usually occurs when optimistic and believe we can achieve our goals 2. Emotion Focused: try to place a more positive outlook on emotions - engage in behaviors to reduce painful emotions






39. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






40. Inconsistent behavior/confused






41. Inconsistent behavior/confused






42. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






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






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






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






46. Strict moral guide - conscious - preconscious - and unconscious - tries to repress Id's demands - guided by idealistic principal






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






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






49. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






50. Change behavior - change attitude