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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Gap between your actual developmental level and your potential developmental level [Vygotsky's]






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






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






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






5. Have I contributed to the world in some meaningful way? [adulthood]






6. Acceptance of one's life - both successes & failures [adulthood]






7. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






8. 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






9. 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






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






11. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures






12. Name given to a substantial and long-sustained increase in intelligence test scores measured in many parts of the world






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






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






15. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






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






18. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






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






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






21. Physical vs. social interaction






22. Pleasure from anus - successful toilet training=passage through






23. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






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






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






27. Gradually pair feared object with feelings of cal/relaxation - progressively fearful things are confronted






28. Can I form a committed relationship with another individual? [adolescence]






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






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






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






32. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






33. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






34. 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






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






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






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






38. 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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39. Emotions about the object






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






41. Worry that father will cut their penis off






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






43. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






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






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






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






47. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






48. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






49. 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






50. Can I form a committed relationship with another individual? [adolescence]






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