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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Line judgement task with 1 participant - 6 confederates - bogus confederate responses






2. Abnormal behavior is a disease/illness - not the patients fault - Treatment: asylum house - bloodletting






3. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






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






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






6. 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?






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






8. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






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






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






11. Behavior that negatively affects a group of people - [Behavior]






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






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






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






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






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






17. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






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






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






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






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






22. Influence resulting from a persons desire to gain approval or to avoid disapproval from others






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






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






31. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






32. Therapists that combine all of the perspectives in their work






33. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






34. 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?






35. Advantages: clear expectations & goals - fast & cheap - disadvantages: no underlying thoughts revealed






36. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






37. Sexually desire their mother






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






39. 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






40. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






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






42. Convergence of individual's thoughts - feelings - or behavior towards a social norm






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






44. Physical vs. social interaction






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






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






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






48. Acceptance of one's life - both successes & failures [adulthood]






49. 1. Intrustions: thinking about it when you don't want to 2. Avoidance: avoid anything that reminds you of the incident 3. Arousal: physically aroused from stimuli of event






50. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding