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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






2. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






3. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






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






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






6. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






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






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. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






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






11. 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






12. 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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13. 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






14. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures






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






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






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






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






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






20. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






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






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






23. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






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






25. Focus on identifying different types of events that are considered stressful by most people - Ex: Catastrophic Events - Major Life Events - Daily Hassles






26. Maladaptive behavior - interferes with ability to function - impairment alone is not enough (laziness)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






40. Anti-psychotic drugs (Thorazine - Haidol) - no cure - only treatment






41. Monkeys preferred the comfortable mom vs the mom that provided food - contact comfort

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






43. Thoughts and actions are identical - acquisition of object permanence - A not B error (preservation) - [Piaget]






44. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






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






46. Pleasure from the mouth (sucking) - stems from need for breast milk






47. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






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






49. Complying with a request due to the perception that the requestor has a legit right to make the request






50. 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?