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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Study of the mental illness of the brain






2. Change behavior - change attitude






3. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






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






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






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






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. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






9. Sexually desire their mother






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






12. 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






13. Worry that father will cut their penis off






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






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






16. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






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






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






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






21. Acceptance of one's life - both successes & failures [adulthood]






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Process by which social forces are internalized in infants - mastering skills by interacting with others - [Vygotsky's]






37. Inconsistent behavior/confused






38. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






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






40. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






47. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






48. 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






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






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