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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. 1) development is more continues than stage-like 2) changing procedures a little bit changes results a lot 3) methods culturally biased

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2. Dental students were given a puncture wound in their mouth and measure how long it would heal - Results: wounds took longer to heal during exams than during the summer (stress)






3. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Beliefs about the object






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






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






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






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






29. Positive or negative evaluation of a group of people - [Affect]






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






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






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






33. Most common/successful intelligence test






34. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






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






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






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






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






39. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






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






41. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






42. 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






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






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






45. Change behavior - change attitude






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






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






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






49. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






50. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back