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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Will others fulfill my needs - or am I on my own? [childhood]






2. Emotions about the object






3. Positive or negative evaluation of a group of people - [Affect]






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






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






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






7. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






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






9. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






10. Maladaptive behavior - interferes with ability to function - impairment alone is not enough (laziness)






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






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






13. Foot in the door vs door in the face


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






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


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






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






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






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






20. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






21. 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






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. 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






24. Emotions about the object






25. Stop smoking - cut down on alcohol consumption - exercise to relieve stress and maintain healthy weight - eat healthy






26. 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






27. Inconsistent behavior/confused






28. 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






29. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






30. 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






31. Study of the mental illness of the brain






32. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






33. 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






34. 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


35. Shared expectations in a group about how particular people are supposed to behave






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






37. Inconsistent behavior/confused






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






39. 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






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






41. Should I make decisions on my own - or listen to others? [childhood]






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






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






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






45. Physical vs. social interaction






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






47. Study of the relationship between mind and boy - health and illness behavior






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


49. No response to leaving or returning






50. Change behavior - change attitude