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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. 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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2. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






3. 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?






4. Beliefs about the object






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






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






7. Set of beliefs & impressions about a group of people - effect usually negative - [Cognition]






8. 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






9. 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






10. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






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






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






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






15. Focus on the outcome of being in a situation that causes stress - stress is a physiological response Ex: fight or flight vs General Adaptation Syndrome






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






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






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






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






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






21. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






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






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






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






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






26. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






27. Focus on the outcome of being in a situation that causes stress - stress is a physiological response Ex: fight or flight vs General Adaptation Syndrome






28. 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






29. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






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






31. Resolution of phallic stage conflicts that lead to extended break until puberty






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






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






34. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






35. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






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






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






38. Process by which we appraise and cope with environmental threats and challenges






39. Inconsistent behavior/confused






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Sexually desire their mother






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






49. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






50. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)