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Elementary Psychology

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






2. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






3. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






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






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






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






7. 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






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






9. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






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






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






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






13. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






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






15. We all want a positive self-esteem - self includes group membership: 'my group is better than yours'






16. Do I have self control; am I in charge of my life? [childhood]






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






18. Study of the mental illness of the brain






19. Physical vs. social interaction






20. Will others fulfill my needs - or am I on my own? [childhood]






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






22. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






23. Do I have unique abilities and skills? [childhood]






24. Deinstitutionalization: worked for some - but not all - diagnosis based on symptoms - Treatment: therapy - drugs






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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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32. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






33. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






34. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






35. Change behavior - change attitude






36. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






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






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






39. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






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






41. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures






42. Infrequent & uncommon - rarity alone is not enough - many mental disorders are not really rare (Depression)






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






44. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






45. Anti-psychotic drugs (Thorazine - Haidol) - no cure - only treatment






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






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






48. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






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






50. First developed to treat depression - attempts to remove irrational thoughts/beliefs that were thought to be the cause of the problem