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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Intended to predict your ability to learn a new skill






2. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






3. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






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






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






7. Emotions about the object






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






9. Unhappy - lonely - often produces physical or emotional pain - distress alone is not enough (mania - psychopathy)






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






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






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






13. Infrequent & uncommon - rarity alone is not enough - many mental disorders are not really rare (Depression)






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






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






16. 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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17. 1) untestable 2) evidence that social roles may be more important 3) too deterministic






18. Beliefs about the object






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






20. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






21. Provides objective - well-defined classification system including specific symptoms - does not suggest cures/therapy - 5 axes






22. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






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






24. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






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






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






27. Discomfort created when our attitudes do not match our behavior






28. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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29. Ask for a large favor first - followed up with something much smaller - if you say no - you may feel guilty and may say yes to a more reasonable request






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






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






32. Convergence of individual's thoughts - feelings - or behavior towards a social norm






33. Prior testing - medication - educational history - significant medical events






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






35. Change behavior - change attitude






36. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures






37. Line judgement task with 1 participant - 6 confederates - bogus confederate responses






38. Ask for a large favor first - followed up with something much smaller - if you say no - you may feel guilty and may say yes to a more reasonable request






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






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






41. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






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






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






44. Line judgement task with 1 participant - 6 confederates - bogus confederate responses






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






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






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






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






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. Good stressor that motivates the individual to make necessary changes - Ex: being too hot motivates you to take off coat