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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. If there are traits to describe human behavior - then we must have a word for them






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

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3. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






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






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






6. Gap between current outcomes and the comparison level for alternatives (CLalt) - CLalt: next best relationship you could have






7. 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






8. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






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






10. Study of the mental illness of the brain






11. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






12. 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






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

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14. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






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






16. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






17. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






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






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






21. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






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






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






24. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






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






26. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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






28. 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






29. Oedipus complex - realize father is a sexual rival/more powerful - castration complex - learn to identify with father






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






31. Uncontrollable and inescapable exposure to stressors that can lead to disease/disability - Ex: distant - chronic - acute






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






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






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






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






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






37. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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38. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






39. Physical vs. social interaction






40. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






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






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






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






44. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






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






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






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






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






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






50. Worry that father will cut their penis off