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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






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






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






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






6. Measure personality in basic units - named factors A - B - C - etc. - identified 16 factors - [ex=intelligence - boldness - insecurity - self-discipline - tension]

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7. 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)






8. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






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






10. Scientific study of the thoughts - feelings - and behaviors of individuals as they are shaped by the actual - implied - or imagined presence of others






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






12. 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






13. Bio: genetic factors - physiology - Pysch: cognition - emotion - motivation - Social: society/media - community - family






14. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






15. 1) development is more continues than stage-like 2) changing procedures a little bit changes results a lot 3) methods culturally biased

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






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






18. Focus on irrational distorted thoughts - identify distortions - change them to be more realistic






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






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






21. 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






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






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






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






25. Goal is to change therapy - focus on reinforcing desired behaviors and eliminating undesired behaviors






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






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






36. Chronic/excessive worry - unrealistic fears - physical stress - tense - jumpy - can't be attributed to one source






37. Advantages: clear expectations & goals - fast & cheap - disadvantages: no underlying thoughts revealed






38. Pleasure from anus - successful toilet training=passage through






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






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






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






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






43. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back






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






46. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






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






48. Most common/successful intelligence test






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






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







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