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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Worry that father will cut their penis off






2. 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






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






4. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






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






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






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






8. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






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






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






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






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






13. Convergence of individual's thoughts - feelings - or behavior towards a social norm






14. 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






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






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






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






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






19. Beliefs about the object






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 1. Statistical Deviance 2. Cultural Deviance 3. Emotional Distress 4. Dysfunction






31. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






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






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






35. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back






36. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






37. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






38. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






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






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






41. 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






42. Teachers may treat students differently depending on what the teacher believes about the students IQ






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

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






45. Most common/successful intelligence test






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






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






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






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

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50. No response to leaving or returning