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Elementary Psychology

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






2. Beliefs about the object






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






4. Emotions about the object






5. Most common mistake: quick to assume personality - forget circumstances & situation






6. 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






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






8. Sexually desire their mother






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Line judgement task with 1 participant - 6 confederates - bogus confederate responses






18. I. Clinical Disorders (alcohol dependence) II. Personality Disorders & Mental Retardation (antisocial personality disorder) III. Medical Conditions (cirrhosis of liver) IV. Social Functioning & stressors (death of child - marital stress) V. Global as






19. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






20. Detachment from reality - often associated with delusions - hallucinations - and disorganized thoughts - 'split-mind'






21. Pleasure from anus - successful toilet training=passage through






22. 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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






31. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






32. 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






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






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






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






36. Partners outcomes are effected by each other - if one person is unhappy - so is the other person






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






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






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






40. Teachers may treat students differently depending on what the teacher believes about the students IQ






41. Chronic/excessive worry - unrealistic fears - physical stress - tense - jumpy - can't be attributed to one source






42. Study of the mental illness of the brain






43. Evil spirits inhibited the body - believed witches had mental illness - Treatment: exorcism






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






45. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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46. + Focus on thoughts as cause of behavior - leads us to lasting change in behavior - harder to change thoughts than behavior - time consuming






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






48. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






49. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






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







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