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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Line judgement task with 1 participant - 6 confederates - bogus confederate responses






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






3. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






4. Able to see that products/objects are not changing even if they undergo a transformation






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






6. Learned behaviors weaken over time if not reinforced - remove maladaptive behavior by removing any reinforcement for it - removal of phobias/anxiety






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Inconsistent behavior/confused






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






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






17. Distinctive and relatively enduring patterns of thinking - feeling - and acting






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






19. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






20. Worry that father will cut their penis off






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






32. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






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






41. Focus on the outcome of being in a situation that causes stress - stress is a physiological response Ex: fight or flight vs General Adaptation Syndrome






42. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






43. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments