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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Can I form a committed relationship with another individual? [adolescence]






2. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






3. 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






4. 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






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






6. 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






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






8. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






15. Stop smoking - cut down on alcohol consumption - exercise to relieve stress and maintain healthy weight - eat healthy






16. Depressed mood - loss of interest/pleasure - change in appetite/weight - sleep disturbance - psychomotor agitation - feelings of worthlessness/guilt






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






18. Sexually desire their mother






19. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






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






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






22. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






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






24. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






25. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






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






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






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






29. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






30. Stop smoking - cut down on alcohol consumption - exercise to relieve stress and maintain healthy weight - eat healthy






31. 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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32. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






33. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures






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






35. Mediator between Id & superego - mostly conscious and preconscious - guided by reality principal - uses defense mechanisms






36. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






37. Inconsistent behavior/confused






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






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






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






41. Emotions about the object






42. Inferences about the cause of behavior - help us create attitudes about ourselves/others






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






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






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






46. Most common/successful intelligence test






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






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






49. Men: easy to reproduce - want fertility - Women: pregnancy-> picky - want stability






50. Study of the mental illness of the brain