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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Should I make decisions on my own - or listen to others? [childhood]






2. 1) Loss of responsibility for teachers 2) situational obligation 3) science as a legit institution






3. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






4. Measure personality in basic units - named factors A - B - C - etc. - identified 16 factors - [ex=intelligence - boldness - insecurity - self-discipline - tension]

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5. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






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






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






8. Process by which social forces are internalized in infants - mastering skills by interacting with others - [Vygotsky's]






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






10. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






11. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






12. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






13. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






14. Highlight negative thoughts - therapists work to change thoughts and focus on interpretation of events






15. Pleasure from your own sexual organs - start of masturbation






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






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






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






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






20. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






21. Persistent - disproportionate fear of specific object or situation that presents no real danger (irrational) - interfere with daily life






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






23. Study of the relationship between mind and boy - health and illness behavior






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






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






26. Process by which we appraise and cope with environmental threats and challenges






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

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28. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






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






30. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






31. 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






32. 1) Loss of responsibility for teachers 2) situational obligation 3) science as a legit institution






33. 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






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






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






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






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






38. Beliefs about the object






39. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






40. 1. Conscientiousness 2. Agreeableness 3. Neuroticism 4. Openness 5. Extraversion






41. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






42. Emotions about the object






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






44. Penis envy - blame mother for making them girls - desire for 'false penis' and childbirth






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






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






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






48. 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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49. Lived in End of Romatic Era (emphasis on expression - art - passion - sexuality relatively liberal) -grew up in Victorian Age (sexuality is taboo - emphasis on public decency/morality - paternal) -mothers first born and favorite child -love/hate rela

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