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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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






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






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






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






6. Emotions about the object






7. Pervasive loss of contact with reality - most severe psychopathology






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






9. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






10. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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11. Sheriff study at boys camp - Three Stages: Ingroup Formation - Friction Phase - Integration Phase






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






13. Change behavior - change attitude






14. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






15. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






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






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






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






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






20. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






21. Study of the mental illness of the brain






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






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






24. I. Clinical Disorders (alcohol dependence) II. Personality Disorders & Mental Retardation (antisocial personality disorder) III. Medical Conditions (cirrhosis of liver) IV. Social Functioning & stressors (death of child - marital stress) V. Global as






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






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






27. Do I have a unified sense of self? [adolescence]






28. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






29. Against culture norms - behavior often paired with societal disapproval - disapproval is not enough (sexism - racism)






30. Sexually desire their mother






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






32. Pervasive loss of contact with reality - most severe psychopathology






33. 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






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






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






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






37. Physical vs. social interaction






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






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






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






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






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






43. Scientific study of the thoughts - feelings - and behaviors of individuals as they are shaped by the actual - implied - or imagined presence of others






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






45. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






46. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






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






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






49. Drugs:tranquilizers (Xanax - Valium) - psychotherapy: find repressed fear - cognitive: identify illogical thoughts






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







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