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Elementary Psychology

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






2. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






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






4. 1. Paranoid: delusions of persecution or grandeur 2. Disorganized: incoherence - delusions - hallucinations 3. Catatonic: frozen/excited motor behavior 4. Undifferentiated: all of the above






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






6. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






7. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






8. 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






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






10. Beliefs about the object






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






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






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






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






15. 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






16. Worry that father will cut their penis off






17. 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)






18. 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






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






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






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






22. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






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






24. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






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






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






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






28. Worry that father will cut their penis off






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






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






31. Measuring the ability to concentrate - similarities: how are a thermometer and a ruler alike? - vocabulary: what does covert mean? - information: who was George Washington Carver?






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






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






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






35. Pleasure from your own sexual organs - start of masturbation






36. 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






37. Most common mistake: quick to assume personality - forget circumstances & situation






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

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






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






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






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






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






44. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






45. 1. Checked into mental hospital for hearing voices 2. admitted for observation 3. they behaved as they normally would






46. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






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






48. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






49. 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






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