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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






2. Influence resulting from a persons desire to gain approval or to avoid disapproval from others






3. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






4. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






5. 1. Statistical Deviance 2. Cultural Deviance 3. Emotional Distress 4. Dysfunction






6. Most common type of therapy - combo of behavioral and cognitive therapy - focus on changing thoughts and behaviors using learning and conditioning methods






7. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






8. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






9. 1. Statistical Deviance 2. Cultural Deviance 3. Emotional Distress 4. Dysfunction






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






11. Inconsistent behavior/confused






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






13. Influence resulting from a person's willingness to accept others opinions about reality






14. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






15. Partners outcomes are effected by each other - if one person is unhappy - so is the other person






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






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






18. Raise generation that stereotypes don't exist - long and slow process






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






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






21. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






22. 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






23. Gap between current outcomes and the comparison level (CL) - compared to TV - family - friends - past partners - etc






24. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






25. Dental students were given a puncture wound in their mouth and measure how long it would heal - Results: wounds took longer to heal during exams than during the summer (stress)






26. No response to leaving or returning






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






28. Evil spirits inhibited the body - believed witches had mental illness - Treatment: exorcism






29. Digit span: repeat a set of numbers backwards - arithmetic: If Jessica has 3 packs of gum with 4 packs each - how many sticks will she have for herself if she gives 2 sticks each to 3 friends






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






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






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






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






34. Ask for a small favor first - followed up with a larger request - if you say yes once - you are more likely to say yes later






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






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






37. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back






38. Beliefs about the object






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






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






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






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







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